Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2013 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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to create an exception from the required waiting period for disability insurance benefits in the case of recovering service members (of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve component, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy while recovering from a serious bodily injury or physical illness related to the member's military service).
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2013 to Jul 31, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Apr 11, 2013 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | Apr 11, 2013 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Apr 11, 2013 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Apr 11, 2013 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 26, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 6, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | May 7, 2013 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 31, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Apr 11, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 11, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Apr 11, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1932)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2013Introduced in House
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