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S 1762 108th Congress Senate Social Welfare Disabled Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility

Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act

Introduced: October 20, 2003 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 20, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program for terminally ill individuals. Authorizes disability benefits for any eligible individual whose underlying impairment results in death within six months after what would have been the start of the waiting period.

What's happening now October 20, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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