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S 320 118th Congress Senate Social Welfare Disability assistance Health care coverage and access Medicare

Stop the Wait Act of 2023

Introduced: February 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 9, 2023
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Stop the Wait Act of 2023

This bill allows individuals with disabilities to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the month they become eligible for the benefits. It also allows these individuals to immediately enroll in Medicare if they cannot afford minimum essential coverage. (Under current law, an individual must generally wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.)

What's happening now February 9, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 883 Related bill Stop the Wait Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 18, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 16, 2023
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 9, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 9, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 9, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Feb 9, 2023
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 9, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 9, 2023
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 9, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 320: Stop the Wait Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-320/
MLA
"S. 320: Stop the Wait Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-320/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 320, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-320/.
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[S. 320: Stop the Wait Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-320/)
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