HR 2598 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Rachel Granger Act of 2003

Introduced Jun 25, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jeb Bradley R-NH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 25, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rachel Granger Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.

Cosponsors 58

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2003 to Jul 22, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VAEric CantorOriginalJun 25, 2003
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Jul 16, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jul 16, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostJul 16, 2003
R-ILRay LaHoodJul 16, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteJul 23, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 20, 2004
D-WAAdam SmithMay 20, 2004
D-ALArtur DavisMay 20, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenMay 20, 2004
R-NJChristopher H. SmithMay 20, 2004
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 20, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsMay 20, 2004
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 20, 2004
D-RIJames R. LangevinMay 20, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottMay 20, 2004
R-NJJim SaxtonMay 20, 2004
D-TXJim TurnerMay 20, 2004
R-CAKen CalvertMay 20, 2004
D-TXNick LampsonMay 20, 2004
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiMay 20, 2004
D-FLPeter DeutschMay 20, 2004
R-PAPhil EnglishMay 20, 2004
R-FLPorter J. GossMay 20, 2004
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMay 20, 2004
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.May 20, 2004
D-FLRobert WexlerMay 20, 2004
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.May 20, 2004
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 20, 2004
R-NYSherwood BoehlertMay 20, 2004
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMay 20, 2004
D-ARVic SnyderMay 20, 2004
R-PABill ShusterJun 3, 2004
D-CABob FilnerJun 3, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 3, 2004
D-NYGary L. AckermanJun 3, 2004
R-ORGreg WaldenJun 3, 2004
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJun 3, 2004
R-NYJames T. WalshJun 3, 2004
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartJun 3, 2004
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyJun 3, 2004
R-OHPaul E. GillmorJun 3, 2004
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiJun 3, 2004
D-NJRush HoltJun 3, 2004
R-LADavid VitterJun 16, 2004
D-CAEllen O. TauscherJun 16, 2004
D-TXGene GreenJun 16, 2004
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 16, 2004
R-NYJack QuinnJun 16, 2004
D-MNJames L. OberstarJun 16, 2004
D-VAJames P. MoranJun 16, 2004
D-PARobert A. BradyJun 16, 2004
D-CASusan A. DavisJun 16, 2004
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerJun 24, 2004
D-CAJoe BacaJun 24, 2004
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 24, 2004
R-INMark E. SouderJun 24, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 22, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 25, 2003
Social Security Subcommittee
Referred Jul 2, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  2. Jun 25, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jun 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-69BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2004 ANNUAL REPORTS137 pagesWays and Means CommitteeMar 24, 2004–Apr 1, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.
Short Titles as Introduced
Rachel Granger Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2003Introduced in House

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