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S. 2904 (114th)

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016

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Introduced

9 May 2016

Last action

9 May 2016 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Subjects

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Source updated

12 August 2025

Summary

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and require their payment starting the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to the benefits.

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Timeline

  1. 9 May 2016

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 May 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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