S. 2962: Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010
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S. 2962: Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-01-28 · Social Welfare · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-01-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010
Plain summary
Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply a specified earnings test in the determination of the amount of monthly insurance benefits for blind beneficiaries; (2) limit to once a year any review of a determination of disability based on blindness; and (3) reduce any excess earnings of blind beneficiaries by the amount of impairment related work expenses. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, with respect to the mandatory annual report of earnings by an individual entitled to a monthly insurance benefit, to develop procedures to avoid paying less than the correct amount of benefits to any such individual as a result, during the year, of a termination of employment or a significant reduction in hours of work.
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Official text
Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · 8 cosponsors
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Mike Crapo (R-ID), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2962.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s2962 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111