A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement that an individual must have been entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for medicare on the basis of disability.

Summary

Amends Titles II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act to eliminate the requirement that an individual be entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for hospital insurance benefits under the Medicare program.

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Timeline

1. 4 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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