A resolution calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime in March 2022.
- Last Action
- 7/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2023-02-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-09 (00)
Stop the Wait Act of 2023
This bill allows individuals with disabilities to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the month they become eligible for the benefits. It also allows these individuals to immediately enroll in Medicare if they cannot afford minimum essential coverage. (Under current law, an individual must generally wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.)
Cosponsors (13)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Subjects
- Disability assistance
- Health care coverage and access
- Medicare
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