SENATE 578116th CongressBecame Public Law No: 116-250.

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Last Action: 12/22/2020

Actions

2020-12-22Became Public Law No: 116-250.
2020-12-22Became Public Law No: 116-250.
2020-12-22Signed by President.
2020-12-22Signed by President.
2020-12-11Presented to President.
2020-12-11Presented to President.
2020-12-08Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-08On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6988)
2020-12-08Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2020-12-08DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 578.
2020-12-08Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6988-6991)
2020-12-08Mr. Larson (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-12-03Held at the desk.
2020-12-03Received in the House.
2020-12-03Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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CRS Summary

As of 2020-12-22 (49)

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

This bill eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program 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 may begin.

Cosponsors (20)

Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
John Reed (D-RI)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Angus King (I-ME)
Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Martha McSally (R-AZ)
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Subjects

Disability assistance
Neurological disorders

Became law: Pub. L. 116-250

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