US Congress House Bill 4082 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Social Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to submit an annual budget estimate of the Social Security Administration (SSA) (instead of a budget) directly to Congress and the President (instead of first to the President, who would submit it to Congress). Revises requirements for the general contents of the SSA budget, requiring inclusion of the number of cases pending at each hearing office and the average processing time. Prohibits the Commissioner from closing or consolidating SSA field or hearing offices, or otherwise limiting public access to one, until 180 days after submitting to specified congressional committees a detailed report outlining and justifying the process for selecting field offices to be closed, consolidated, or otherwise have limited access. Prohibits the Commissioner from closing an SSA field or hearing office, consolidating two or more such offices, or otherwise imposing any new limitation on public access to any such office unless the Commissioner follows certain administrative procedures.

Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2012

Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2012-02-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4082/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4082/BILLS-112hr4082ih.pdf