The Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017 (H.R. 4547), introduced by Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT), makes much-needed changes to the representative payee program to strengthen oversight and beneficiary protections, while improving payee selection and quality.
H.R. 4547 Dear Colleague Letter from Chairman Sam Johnson and Ranking Member John Larson
Letters of Support
Letter of Support from the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Letter of Support from the Arizona Center for Disability Law
Letter of Support from the Association of Mature American Citizens
Letter of Support from the Community Legal Aid Society Disabilities Law Program in Delaware
Letter of Support from Disability Law Colorado
Letter of Support from the Disability Law Center Massachusetts
Letter of Support from the Disability Law Center Utah
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Arkansas
Letter of Support from Disability Rights California
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Connecticut
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Florida
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Indiana
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Iowa
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Mississippi
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Nebraska
Letter of Support rom Disability Rights New Hampshire
Letter of Support from Disability Rights New Jersey
Letter of Support from Disability Rights New Mexico
Letter of Support from Disability Rights New York
Letter of Support from Disability Rights North Carolina
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Ohio
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Oregon
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Pennsylvania
Letter of Support from Disability Rights South Dakota
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Tennessee
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Texas
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Vermont
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Washington
Letter of Support from Disability Rights West Virginia
Letter of Support from Disability Rights Wisconsin
Letter of Support from Equip for Equality Illinois
Letter of Support from the Family Focused Treatment Association
Letter of Support from the Georgia Advocacy Office
Letter of Support from the Kansas Developmental Disabilities Coalition
Letter of Support from the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Letter of Support from the National Association of Disability Representatives
Letter of Support from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Letter of Support from the National Council of Social Security Management Associations
Letter of Support from the National Disability Rights Network
Letter of Support from the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives
Letter of Support from the Oklahoma Disability Law Center
Letter of Support from Protection and Advocacy Service Michigan
Letter of Support from Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., South Carolina
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association on Health and Disability
- American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
- Autism Society of America
- Easterseals
- Justice in Aging
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
- National Association of Disability Representatives
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- National Council on Independent Living
- National Disability Rights Network
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR)
- The Arc of the United States
Related Hearings
March 22, 2017: Examining the Social Security Administration’s Representative Payee Program: Who Provides Help (Recap)
February 7, 2017: Examining the Social Security Administration’s Representative Payee Program: Determining Who Needs Help (Recap)
June 5, 2013: How Social Security Protects the Benefits of Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves
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