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HR 6259 110th Congress House Health Disability evaluation Disabled Huntington's disease Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social Welfare

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2008

Introduced: June 12, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 12, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2008 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating disability caused by adult-onset and juvenile Huntington's Disease.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.

What's happening now June 17, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 15, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 10, 2008
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6259: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6259/
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"H.R. 6259: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6259/.
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