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HR 842 114th Congress House

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015

Official title: To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.

Introduced: February 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresHereditary and development disordersMedicareNeurological disorders
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015

Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), to amend specified Listings of Impairments by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's Disease.

Amends SSAct title II to waive the 24-month waiting period for coverage under the program under SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 120
All 120 Democratic 69 Republican 33
MICA, JOHN
· Nov 14, 2016
Young, David
· Sep 27, 2016
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 14, 2016
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 6, 2016
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jun 16, 2016
Bishop, Mike
· Jun 10, 2016
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 7, 2016
Blum, Rod
· May 16, 2016
McHenry, Patrick
· May 12, 2016
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2016
Knight, Stephen
· Apr 14, 2016
Jenkins, Evan
· Apr 12, 2016
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 14, 2016
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Feb 29, 2016
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 24, 2016
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 9, 2016
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 3, 2016
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 1, 2016
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2016
Trott, David
· Dec 18, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 15, 2015
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Dec 9, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 30, 2015
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 18, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 16, 2015
Donovan, Daniel
· Oct 23, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Oct 21, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 20, 2015
Shuster, Bill
· Oct 16, 2015
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 9, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 24, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 24, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 18, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 8, 2015
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 21, 2015
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 14, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 14, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 24, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 23, 2015
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 842: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-842/
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