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S 579 117th Congress Senate Social Welfare Disability assistance Neurological disorders

A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.

Introduced: March 3, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-3.
Mar 23, 2021
Signed by President.
Mar 22, 2021
Presented to President.
Mar 11, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H1334)
Mar 11, 2021
Mr. Thompson (CA) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Mar 11, 2021
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1334)
Mar 11, 2021
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1334)
Mar 11, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 8, 2021
Held at the desk.
Mar 8, 2021
Received in the House.
Mar 8, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1022; text: CR S1029)
Mar 3, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1022; text: CR S1029)
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill retroactively eliminates the waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for certain individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

Under current law, most SSDI recipients must wait five months after becoming disabled before their benefit payments may begin. The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 eliminated the waiting period for individuals with ALS but only covers individuals who apply for benefits after the date of enactment (December 20, 2020). As a result, individuals with ALS who applied for SSDI benefits in the five months before that date are still subject to the waiting period. This bill eliminates the waiting period for those individuals.

What's happening now March 23, 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-3.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1649 Identical bill To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 3, 2021
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 579: A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-579/
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