S 2262
116th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Social security and elderly assistance
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2019
This bill allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness to receive disability payments under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program during the waiting period for such payments (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for such payments.
These provisions shall expire January 1, 2025.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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