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116-hr-5970116th Congress
Language Equity in Social Security Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
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Summary
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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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2020
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