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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1795
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2015
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mrs. Black, Mr. Reed, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to make publicly available on-line tools to allow
individuals eligible for disability benefits to assess the impact of
earnings on the individual’s eligibility for, and amount of, benefits
received through Federal and State benefit programs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Promoting Opportunity through Informed Choice Act.
2.
Online benefit assessment tools
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall make publicly available through the website of the Social Security Administration on-line tools to allow all individuals eligible for benefits based on disability under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to assess the impact of earnings on the individual’s eligibility for, and amount of, benefits received through Federal and State benefit programs.