US Congress Senate Bill 1198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act This bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from considering (except for good cause) any medical evidence with respect to whether an individual is under a disability which is furnished by: (1) any individual convicted of a felony relating to Medicare fraud, (2) any individual or entity excluded from participation in any federal health care program, and (3) any person with respect to whom a civil monetary penalty or assessment has been imposed for the submission of false evidence.

Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]

Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1936 (Same As) 2015-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1198/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1198/BILLS-114s1198is.pdf