HSWM01 · House Subcommittee

Social Security Subcommittee

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House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security

Showing the 115th Congress (2017–2018). Back to the 119th Congress

53 bills referred in the 115th Congress

661 across the 12 Congresses on file, most in the 117th at 81. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 118th

Members

Served in the 115th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 14

Everyone listed on the subcommittee in the 115th Congress, from printed hearings, the Congressional Directory and the official rosters.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Chair
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.
R-IL	Darin LaHood
R-AZ	David Schweikert
R-NC	George Holding
R-OH	James B. Renacci
R-MO	Jason Smith
D-CT	John B. Larson
D-NY	Joseph Crowley
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez
R-MI	Mike Bishop
R-PA	Mike Kelly
R-SC	Tom Rice
R-FL	Vern Buchanan

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 7276	To prohibit the Social Security Administration from reinstating the reconsideration level of appeal for disability determinations in the 10 prototype States, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 18, 2018
HR 7269	Social Security Trustees Report Accountability, Transparency, and Improvement Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 18, 2018
HR 7261	Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 18, 2018
HR 7239	Securing Social Security Numbers Act	Referred To	Dec 17, 2018
HR 7195	Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2017	Referred To	Dec 4, 2018
HR 7146	Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2018	Referred To	Nov 26, 2018
HR 7143	Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018	Referred To	Nov 26, 2018
HR 7101	To amend titles II and XIX of the Social Security Act remove the age limit on the Medicaid buy-program, to remove work restrictions on disabled adult children who have reached retirement age, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Oct 29, 2018

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	the State of Social Security’s Information TechnologyRayburn House Office Building 20204 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Rajive Mathur, Deputy Commissioner of Systems and Chief Information Officer, Social Security Administration Ms. Carol Harris, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office Ms. Gale Stone, Acting Inspector General, Social Security Administration	Scheduled	Sep 27, 2018

Hearing	Examining Changes to Social Security's Disability Appeals ProcessRayburn House Office Building 202010 documents 6 witnesses Mr. Will Morton, Analyst in Income Security, Congressional Research Service Mr. Jeff Price, Legislative Director, National Association of Disability Examiners Ms. Lisa Ekman, Director of Government Affairs, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives The Honorable Ronald Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC Ms. Patricia Jonas, Deputy Commissioner, Analytics, Review, and Oversight, Social Security Administration Ms. Elizabeth Curda, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Government Accountability Office	Scheduled	Jul 25, 2018

Hearing	Examining Social Security’s Solvency Challenge: The Status of Social Security’s Trust Funds2 documents 1 witness Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary, Chief Actuary	Scheduled	Jun 7, 2018

Meeting	SECURING AMERICANS’ IDENTITIES: THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERLongworth House Office Building 110013 documents 7 witnesses Samuel Lester Consumer Privacy Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center Paul Rosenzweig, Senior Fellow, R Street Institute Steve Grobman, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, McAfee, LLC Jeremy Grant, Coordinator, Better Identity Coalition James Lewis, Senior Vice President, Technology Policy Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration Elizabeth Curda, Director,Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office	Scheduled	May 17, 2018

Hearing	on Lacking Leadership: Challenges Facing the SSA after over 5 Years of Acting CommissionersLongworth House Office Building 11007 documents 4 witnesses Valerie Brannon, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service Max Richtman, President and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Elizabeth Cruda, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office Max Stier, President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service	Scheduled	Mar 7, 2018

Hearing	Ensuring Social Security Serves America’s VeteransRayburn House Office Building 22532 documents 1 witness Gina Clemons, Associate Commissioner, Office of Disability Policy, Social Security Administration	Scheduled	Feb 7, 2018

Hearing	Hearing on Determining Eligibility for Disability Benefits: Challenges Facing the Social Security AdministrationRayburn House Office Building 20209 documents 5 witnesses Bea Disman, Acting Chief of Staff, Social Security Administration Kathryn Larin, Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Government Accountability Office Marilyn Zahm, President, Association of Administrative Law Judges Elizabeth McLaren, Bureau Chief, Iowa Disability Determination Services Lisa Ekman, Director of Government Affairs, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives	Scheduled	Sep 6, 2017

Hearing	Hearing on Social Security’s Solvency Challenge: Status of the Social Security Trust FundsRayburn House Office Building 20202 documents 1 witness Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration	Rescheduled	Jul 14, 2017

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Meetings
119th2025–2026, sitting	13	0	0	0	4
118th2023–2024	14	66	0	1	8
117th2021–2022	13	81	0	1	3
116th2019–2020	11	46	0	0	5
115th2017–2018	14	53	0	1	12
114th2015–2016	16	80	0	0	6
113th2013–2014	11	28	0	0	6
112th2011–2012	12	41	0	0	0
111th2009–2010	14	6	0	0	—
110th2007–2008	13	67	0	0	—
109th2005–2006	13	55	0	0	—
108th2003–2004	13	77	1	1	—
107th2001–2002	13	61	1	0	—

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