S 379
115th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Disability assistance
Neurological disorders
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
Introduced: February 15, 2017
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
Feb 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
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 (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments can begin.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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