ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/15/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-15Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2017-02-15Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-15 (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)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- CLARENCE NELSON (D-FL)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Richard Burr (R-NC)
- Al Franken (D-MN)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Subjects
- Disability assistance
- Neurological disorders
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