Blind Empowerment Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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23 cosponsors · 10 D, 13 R

19 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Blind Empowerment Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase, by specified increments over five years, the level of earnings demonstrating the ability of a blind person to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability insurance benefit payments.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 1, 2003

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Blind Empowerment Act of 2003

Latest action (Apr 1, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4632)

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 1, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.