S 578
116th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Disability assistance
Neurological disorders
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019
Introduced: February 27, 2019
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-250.
Dec 22, 2020
Signed by President.
Dec 11, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec 8, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 8, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6988)
Dec 8, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 8, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 578.
Dec 8, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6988-6991)
Dec 8, 2020
Mr. Larson (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 3, 2020
Held at the desk.
Dec 3, 2020
Received in the House.
Dec 3, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 2, 2020
Passed Senate, under the order of 12/01/20, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number: 250. (text: CR S7164)
Dec 2, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate, under the order of 12/01/20, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number: 250.(text: CR S7164)
Dec 2, 2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Dec 2, 2020
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7157, S7163-7164)
Dec 2, 2020
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7157, S7163-7164)
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019
This bill eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program 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 may begin.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 116-250.
Committees of jurisdiction
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