S 998
111th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Social security and elderly assistance
Arthur Woolweaver, Jr., Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act
Introduced: May 7, 2009
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Arthur Woolweaver, Jr., Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill individuals.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1