S 2904
114th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Disability assistance
Neurological disorders
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016
Introduced: May 9, 2016
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 9, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and require their payment starting the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to the benefits.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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