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S 998 111th Congress Senate

Arthur Woolweaver, Jr., Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careSocial security and elderly assistance
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2009
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 Latest action May 7, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 998: Arthur Woolweaver, Jr., Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-998/
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"S. 998: Arthur Woolweaver, Jr., Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-998/.
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