S 4133
117th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 4, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022
This bill temporarily allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less to receive Social Security disability benefits during the waiting period for such benefits (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for the benefits.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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