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HR 2881 111th Congress House Social Welfare Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Social security and elderly assistance

Kenny Callahan Act

Introduced: June 15, 2009 Introduced by: Rogers, Mike D. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kenny Callahan Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to waive the waiting periods for Social Security disability and Medicare (SSA title XVIII) coverage of certain terminally ill individuals.

What's happening now June 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 8, 2009
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 15, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2881: Kenny Callahan Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2881/
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"H.R. 2881: Kenny Callahan Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2881/.
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H.R. 2881, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2881/.
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