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HR 976 108th Congress House Social Welfare Disabled Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility Terminally ill

Terminally Ill Disability Beneficiary Act of 2003

Introduced: February 27, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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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 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.
What's happening now March 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 3, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 24, 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
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · 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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