HR 5970
Language Equity in Social Security Act of 2020
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Bill overview
This bill, the Language Equity in Social Security Act of 2020, aims to ensure the Social Security Administration (SSA) properly considers an individual’s language skills when determining disability eligibility. Specifically, it requires the SSA to recognize a lack of proficiency in English as a potential factor impacting a person’s ability to perform other work. The bill modifies existing regulations to explicitly include linguistic limitations as an adverse factor in disability determinations for both Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. This change seeks to address a recent policy shift that previously discounted English language difficulties.
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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