[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1800 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1800

 To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-
        vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2015

Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Black, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Mimi 
Walters of California, and Mr. Marchant) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-
        vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guiding Responsible and Improved 
Disability Decisions Act of 2015'' or the ``GRIDD Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. UPDATING OF MEDICAL-VOCATIONAL GUIDELINES.

    As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe rules and 
regulations that update the medical-vocational guidelines, as set forth 
in appendix 2 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20, Code of Federal 
Regulations, used in disability determinations, including full 
consideration of new employment opportunities made possible by advances 
in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology and full consideration of 
the effect of prevalent languages on education.
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