ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017

Summary

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017 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 (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments can begin.

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Timeline

1. 15 February 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 15 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 15 February 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Angus King · I · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Cosponsor
• Thomas Tillis · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Cosponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Bill Cassidy · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• John Kennedy · R · Cosponsor
• Roger Wicker · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Mike Rounds · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
• related to ← ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016