A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period which is presently a prerequisite of eligibility for disability insurance benefits or the disability freeze.

Introduced

9 January 1981

Last action

2 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7], Rep. Ginn, Bo [D-GA-1], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3], Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Rep. Zeferetti, Leo C. [D-NY-15], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9], Rep. Martin, David O'B. [R-NY-26], Rep. Andrews, Ike [D-NC-4], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6], Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]

Subjects

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Source updated

7 February 2024