US SB2026 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
December 16 2011 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allowing Social Security to Electronically Screen for Suitability Act of 2011 or ASSESS Act - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to subject representative payees to criminal background checks by the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Title
A bill to ensure that representative payees under the Social Security program are subject to criminal background checks.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Criminal justice information and records
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social security and elderly assistance
Social welfare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social security and elderly assistance
Social welfare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN02026:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s2026is/pdf/BILLS-112s2026is.pdf |
