H.R. 8478

Summary

H.R. 8478, the RECON Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 23, 2026 by Rep. Valerie Foushee (D). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 8478 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8478 IH: Respecting Every Claimant’s appeal Options Now Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8478  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 23, 2026   Mrs. Foushee  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make the reconsideration review process optional.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Respecting Every Claimant’s appeal Options Now Act   or the   RECON Act  .
2.
Elimination of mandatory reconsideration review
(a)
Title II amendment
Section 205(b)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:  The Commissioner shall provide opportunity for a hearing in accordance with this subsection with respect to any initial decision or determination under this title upon the request of such applicant or such other individual. The Commissioner may not require reconsideration of the initial decision or determination prior to the hearing. .
(b)
Title XVI amendment
Section 1631(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383(c)(1)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:  The Commissioner shall provide opportunity for a hearing in accordance with this subsection with respect to any initial decision or determination under this title upon the request of such individual. The Commissioner may not require reconsideration of the initial decision or determination prior to the hearing. .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any initial decision or determination relating to entitlement to a benefit under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act made on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make the reconsideration review process optional.

Sponsors

Rep. Valerie Foushee (D) sponsors H.R. 8478 alone.

Valerie Foushee

Rep. · D–NC-4 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8478 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Apr 23, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8478 has taken 2 actions since Apr 23, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8478 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8478 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• RECON Act — Display Title
• To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make the reconsideration review process optional. — Official Title as Introduced
• RECON Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Respecting Every Claimant’s appeal Options Now Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 24 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8478 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Retirement, Banking, Commodities (big ticket), Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8478 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8478’s is Social Welfare.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8478, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. FOUSHEE:H.R. 8478.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Per Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H3092]

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