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

22 January 1985

Last action

7 February 1985 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6]

Subjects

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Source updated

7 February 2024