HR 2799
109th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Families
Health
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security eligibility
Terminally ill
Widowers
Widows
Women
Rachel Granger Act of 2005
Introduced: June 8, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 8, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rachel Granger Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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