HR 498 · 107th Congress · Social Welfare

Blind Empowerment Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-02-07· Sponsored by Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2]· House

Bill Progress

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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.(2001-02-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Blind Empowerment Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase, by specified increments over five years, the level of earnings demonstrating the ability of a blind person to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability insurance benefit payments.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA-8]GA
Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]IL
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]IA
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18]OH
Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10]IN
Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]WI
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44]CA
Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5]AL
Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5]WA
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]OH