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HR 685 110th Congress House

Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries.

Introduced: April 19, 2007 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 30, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 24, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E184-185)
Jan 24, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 30, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the application of the five-month Social Security disability waiting period in cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries.

Eliminates the 24-month Medicare disability waiting period in cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 22, 2008
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 19, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 19, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 9, 2007
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 9, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 685: Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-685/
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"H.R. 685: Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-685/.
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