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HR 2840 108th Congress House

Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the period of Medicare eligibility for disabled workers.

Introduced: September 10, 2003 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare DisabledEmployment of the disabledHealthLabor and Employment
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MedicareOld age, survivors and disability insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the limitation on the period of Medicare (SSA title XVIII part A) Hospital Insurance program eligibility for disabled workers.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Independent 1
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 25, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 10, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 10, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jul 23, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 23, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 23, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 23, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 23, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2840: Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2840/
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"H.R. 2840: Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2840/.
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H.R. 2840, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2840/.
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