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HR 2598 108th Congress House Social Welfare Families Health Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility Terminally ill Widowers Widows Women

Rachel Granger Act of 2003

Introduced: June 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rachel Granger Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.
What's happening now July 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 20, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 20, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 20, 2004
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 20, 2004
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 20, 2004
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 20, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 20, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2598: Rachel Granger Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2598/
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"H.R. 2598: Rachel Granger Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2598/.
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H.R. 2598, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2598/.
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