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HR 353 106th Congress House Health Disabled Drug therapy Medicare Muscular diseases Nervous system diseases Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social Welfare Social security eligibility

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment and Assistance Act of 1999

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 29, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment and Assistance Act of 1999 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for a waiver of the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to provide for Medicare coverage of any drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment or alleviation of ALS-related symptoms.

What's happening now January 29, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 21 Republican 5 Independent 1
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 26, 2000
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 22, 2000
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 22, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 22, 2000
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 4, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 4, 1999
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 22, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 12, 1999
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 8, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 1999
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 24, 1999
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 24, 1999
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 20, 1999
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 19, 1999
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 17, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 6, 1999
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 29, 1999
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 29, 1999
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 29, 1999
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 22, 1999
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 4, 1999
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 23, 1999
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 23, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 1999
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 2, 1999
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 353: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment and Assistance Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-353/
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