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HR 976 108th Congress House

Terminally Ill Disability Beneficiary Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.

Introduced: February 27, 2003 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare DisabledOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security eligibilityTerminally ill
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action March 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Terminally Ill Disability Beneficiary Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to create an exception from the waiting period otherwise required for Social Security disability insurance benefits for beneficiaries suffering from a medically determined terminal illness with not more than six months to live.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 3, 2004
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 24, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 24, 2004
Vitter, David
· Feb 3, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 21, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 5, 2003
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 27, 2003
CARSON, BRAD
· Feb 27, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 27, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Feb 27, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 27, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 27, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 976: Terminally Ill Disability Beneficiary Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-976/
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"H.R. 976: Terminally Ill Disability Beneficiary Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-976/.
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