GRIDD Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 25, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2017 or the GRIDD Act of 2017
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to prescribe rules and regulations that update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations. Such rules and regulations shall include full consideration of: (1) new employment opportunities made possible by advances in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology; and (2) the effect of prevalent languages on education.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2017 to Aug 11, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Aug 11, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 125, July 25, 2017, page H6298.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1800 | GRIDD Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Apr 21, 2015 |
| HR 6532 | Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2018 | Related bill | Aug 9, 2018 |
| HR 6559 | Social Security Administration Modernization Act of 2018 | Related bill | Aug 9, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GRIDD Act of 2017
- Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
