A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.

Introduced

5 February 1981

Last action

11 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7], Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Erdahl, Arlen [R-MN-1], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9], Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2], Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [D-NY-23], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23]

Subjects

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Source updated

7 February 2024