To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts the Social Security Administration, its employees, data systems, and benefit programs from the jurisdiction of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) and nullifies application of specific executive orders, prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing SSA beneficiary data systems unless they hold specific SSA positions, and requires restricts the ability to transfer SSA positions from competitive service to excepted service, limits transfers to Schedule C (political positions) without OPM consent, and caps total transfers to 1%. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, exemptions, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Social Security, Finance, Technology, and Labor.
Who Benefits and How
Social Security Administration could gain revenue opportunities, Social Security beneficiaries could face reduced risk, and SSA employees could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal budget/Taxpayers could face higher costs, Social Security Trust Funds could lose revenue opportunities, and Commissioner of Social Security could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Exempts the Social Security Administration, its employees, data systems, and benefit programs from the jurisdiction of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) and nullifies application of specific executive orders...
- Prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing SSA beneficiary data systems unless they hold specific SSA positions.
- Requires restricts the ability to transfer SSA positions from competitive service to excepted service, limits transfers to Schedule C (political positions) without OPM consent, and caps total transfers to 1%...
- Requires SSA to maintain all field and hearing offices as of January 1, 2025, prohibits closures or service reductions, mandates staffing floors, exempts SSA from hiring freezes, and requires improved telephone wait...
- Mandates the establishment of three offices within SSA: Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, Office of Transformation, and Office of Analytics, Review, and Oversight, each headed by a career appointee Deputy...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts the Social Security Administration, its employees, data systems, and benefit programs from the jurisdiction of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) and nullifies application of specific executive orders, prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing SSA beneficiary data systems unless they hold specific SSA positions, and requires restricts the ability to transfer SSA positions from competitive service to excepted service, limits transfers to Schedule C (political positions) without OPM consent, and caps total transfers to 1%.
Key Policy Areas
Social Security, Finance, Technology, Labor
Primary Purpose
The bill exempts the Social Security Administration, its employees, data systems, and benefit programs from the jurisdiction of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) and nullifies application of specific executive orders, prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing SSA beneficiary data systems unless they hold specific SSA positions, and requires restricts the ability to transfer SSA positions from competitive service to excepted service, limits transfers to Schedule C (political positions) without OPM consent, and caps total transfers to 1%.
Policy Domains
DOGE Exemption (Section 2)
Identified Gains
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security beneficiaries
- SSA employees
- Social Security beneficiaries with overpayments
- SSA career employees
Identified Costs
- Federal budget/Taxpayers
- Social Security Trust Funds
- Commissioner of Social Security
- Special government employees
- Political appointees
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Career civil servants (senior), Commissioner of Social Security, Congressional Appropriations Committees
Social Security Administration faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Career civil servants (senior), SSA career employees, SSA employees, SSA employees (diversity/inclusion), SSA employees with disabilities
Negative-direction: Commissioner of Social Security, Congressional Appropriations Committees, Executive Branch, Political appointees, SSA (administration), SSA (collections), SSA Inspector General, Social Security Trust Funds, Special government employees
Current/former disability beneficiaries (advisory roles), Disability applicants, Disability applicants and beneficiaries
Positive-direction: Current/former disability beneficiaries (advisory roles), Disability applicants, Disability applicants and beneficiaries, Disability beneficiaries seeking legal help, Disability benefit applicants, Families with disabled children, Low-income Social Security beneficiaries, Rural communities, Social Security beneficiaries, Social Security beneficiaries and applicants, Social Security beneficiaries with overpayments
Negative-direction: Federal budget/Taxpayers
Legal aid providers, Protection and advocacy organizations, Protection and advocacy systems
Community-based disability organizations, Disability rights advocates
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "doge"
- → Department of Government Efficiency (US DOGE Service)
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of Social Security
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of Social Security
- "inspector_general"
- → Inspector General of SSA
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Office of Personnel Management
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of Social Security
- "chief_actuary"
- → Chief Actuary of SSA
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of Social Security
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of Social Security
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of Social Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The United States DOGE Service; the United States DOGE Service Temporary Organization; any DOGE team as defined in Executive orders 14158, 14210, 14219, 14222; any entity established to implement such orders; and any successor entity
A system maintained by SSA that issues or records social security account numbers; determines eligibility or pays benefits; or contains personally identifiable information, health information, or tax information of applicants or beneficiaries
A title II or XVI disability beneficiary; an applicant for such benefits on basis of disability; one requesting a hearing or administrative review; or one filing for reinstatement of entitlement
As defined in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code
As defined in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code
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