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HR 507 98th Congress House Social Welfare Death and dying Disability insurance Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility Terminal care

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal…

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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.

Introduced: January 6, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 6, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month during which such individual has such illness.

What's happening now January 13, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 13, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 13, 1983
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 7, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 17, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 507: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-507/
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"H.R. 507: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-507/.
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H.R. 507, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-507/.
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