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H.R. 3992 (96th)

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.

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Introduced

8 May 1979

Last action

8 May 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6], Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Ginn, Bo [D-GA-1], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Jenrette, John W., Jr. [D-SC-6], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Rep. McEwen, Robert C. [R-NY-30], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Stack, Edward J. [D-FL-12], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1], Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]

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7 February 2024

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Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month during all of which such individual has such illness. Defines the term "terminal illness" to mean, a medically determinable physical impairment which is expected to result in death within the next 12 months.

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Timeline

  1. 8 May 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 May 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 May 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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