HR 2592 · 101th Congress · Social Welfare

Social Security Services Protection Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-06-08· Sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.(1989-06-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Social Security Services Protection Act of 1989 - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report to the Congress on the levels of personnel and resources the Social Security Administration (SSA) made available to its local offices from 1986 through 1988 and the effect changes in such levels have on services provided to applicants for and recipients of benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act. Places a moratorium on changes in staffing levels at local SSA offices until 90 days after the issuance of the Comptroller General's report. Requires that communicants with the SSA receive a written receipt which sets forth: (1) the name of the individual with whom they communicated; (2) the date of the communication; and (3) a description of the nature of such communication. Deems an individual who fails to apply for OASDI or SSI benefits by reason of misinformation provided to such individual by the SSA to have applied for such benefits when such misinformation was given or, if later, when such individual met the eligibility criteria for such benefits.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat