ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments can begin.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2017 to Nov 27, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 24, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1171 | ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 2, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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