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H.R.3265 / 103rd Congress

Social Security Court of Appeals Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 13, 1993

Social Security Court of Appeals Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide for the establishment of a United States Court of Appeals for the Social Security Circuit. Grants exclusive jurisdiction to such court over specified interlocutory orders or decrees and over appeals from final decisions of a U.S. district court, or the district courts of Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands, or determinations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act that are subject to judicial review. Makes conforming amendments to the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D–IN

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
  • Ways and Means Committee
2 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

  2. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

  4. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  5. Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

  6. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2407)

  7. Introduced in House

  8. Introduced in House

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