House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under the earnings test.
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Kennelly D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
202 cosponsors — 59 Republicans, 142 Democrats, 1 independent
58 of 202 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Bonior (D-MI), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), William Clay (D-MO) and 172 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Kennelly.
- H.R. 979 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index such…
- H.R. 4030 (105th) Affordable and Quality Child Care Act of 1998
- H.R. 2821 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to the…
- H.R. 417 (105th) Medicare Mammography Enhancement Act of 1997
- H.R. 2524 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the nonrefundable personal credits, the standard deduction, and the deduction for…
- H.R. 766 (105th) Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act of 1997
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.