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HR 5034 108th Congress House Social Welfare Families Health Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility Terminally ill Widowers Widows Women

Randy Barrett Act

Introduced: September 8, 2004 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 16, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 8, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 8, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Randy Barrett Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in the case of any individual who is terminally ill and is not entitled to disability insurance benefits under OASDI for any month solely by reason of such waiting period.

What's happening now September 16, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5034: Randy Barrett Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5034/
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"H.R. 5034: Randy Barrett Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5034/.
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H.R. 5034, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5034/.
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