ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- 2017-02-16Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-16 (00)
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments can begin.
Cosponsors (20)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Denny Heck (D-WA)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)
- Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Subjects
- Disability assistance
- Neurological disorders
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