House bill · 106th 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 1999
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Latest action: May 11, 1999 — 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
283 cosponsors — 117 Republicans, 165 Democrats, 1 independent
168 of 283 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), David Bonior (D-MI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA) and 253 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Ehrlich.
- H.R. 1693 (106th) To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire protection activities.
- H.R. 2094 (106th) State Responsible Alcohol Access Enforcement Act
- H.R. 4202 (106th) Internet Services Promotion Act of 2000
- H.R. 5487 (106th) W. John Child Memorial Foreign Language Award Act of 2000
- H.R. 5675 (106th) To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to "cooperative mailings".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.