United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2589 (115th)
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017
Introduced
22 May 2017
Last action
2 June 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3], Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6], Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17], David Scott, Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for OASDI benefits.
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Timeline
22 May 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 June 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · R · Sponsor
- David Scott · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2589
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2589
- us · 115-hr-2589 · source updated 5 December 2025