Nancy Berryhill Explained

Nancy Berryhill
Office:Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:January 23, 2017
Term End:June 4, 2019*
Predecessor:Carolyn Colvin (acting)
Successor:Andrew Saul
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education:Control Data Institute (BS)
Footnotes:
  • The GAO ruled on March 6, 2018 that Berryhill was unauthorized to serve as acting commissioner from November 17, 2017; however, she functionally continued to lead the agency.

}}Nancy Ann Berryhill is the former acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.[1] On March 6, 2018, the Government Accountability Office stated that as of November 17, 2017, Berryhill's status violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, which limits the time a position can be filled by an acting official; "[t]herefore Ms. Berryhill was not authorized to continue serving using the title of Acting Commissioner after November 16."[2] [3] Berryhill responded that "Moving forward, I will continue to lead the agency from my position of record, Deputy Commissioner of Operations."[4]

On April 17, 2018, President Trump nominated Andrew Saul to the position of Commissioner of Social Security. This action allowed Berryhill to regain the title of “Acting Commissioner;"[5] she held that position until Saul was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 4, 2019.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner for Social Security Social Security Matters. blog.ssa.gov. February 11, 2017.
  2. News: Role of Social Security acting chief violated law after Nov. 17, president told . The Washington Post . March 7, 2018 . Joe . Davidson.
  3. Web site: Violation of the Time Limit Imposed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1988 Commissioner, Social Security Administration . March 6, 2018 . Government Accountability Office.
  4. News: Social Security is now headless because of Trump's inaction. Will other agencies be decapitated? . Joe . Davidson . March 12, 2018 . The Washington Post.
  5. Patterson v. Berryhill, No. 2:18-cv-00193-DWA, at 2 (W.D. Pa. June 14, 2018).