United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2598 (108th)
Rachel Granger Act of 2003
Introduced
25 June 2003
Last action
2 July 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27]
Subjects
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18 August 2025
Summary
Rachel Granger Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.
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Timeline
25 June 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 July 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 June 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2598
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2598
- us · 108-hr-2598 · source updated 18 August 2025