3.0.0 5970 2022-02-08T23:17:40Z 2022-02-08T23:17:40Z House HR 2020-02-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 5970.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII.[Page H1191]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-25T19:01:24Z Referred to 2020-02-25T19:01:00Z 2020-02-25 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2020-02-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-12-02 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-12-02 False D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2020-12-02 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-12-02 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2020-12-02 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2020-12-02 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2020-12-02 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2020-12-02 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2020-12-02 False Social Welfare Disability assistance Foreign language and bilingual programs Social security and elderly assistance Social Welfare 00 2020-02-25 Introduced in House 2021-08-25T16:31:15Z Language Equity in Social Security Act of 2020

This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to take into account an individual's linguistic limitations, including any lack of facility with the English language, when determining if the individual has a disability for purposes of eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits or Supplemental Security Income. SSA regulations scheduled to take effect on April 27, 2020, eliminate an individual's inability to communicate in English as an educational factor for purposes of determining whether the individual can make an adjustment to perform other work.

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Language Equity in Social Security Act of 2020 Display Title Language Equity in Social Security Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to consider linguistic limitations in disability determinations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Language Equity in Social Security Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5970ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5970ih.xml 2020-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.