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H.R. 1407 (116th)

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

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Introduced

27 February 2019

Last action

27 February 2019 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23], Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 27 February 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

    Source: Committee

  2. 27 February 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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