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S 2570 110th Congress Senate Social Welfare Disabled Health Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security beneficiaries Social security eligibility Terminally ill

Robert James Act of 2008

Introduced: January 29, 2008 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 29, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S448-449)
Jan 29, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Robert James Act of 2008 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) 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 such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.

What's happening now January 29, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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