HR 1407 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Introduced Feb 27, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Seth Moulton D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 27, 2019 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. IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

This bill eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program 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 may begin.

Cosponsors 305

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2019 to Dec 3, 2020, with 90 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-NJAndy KimOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 27, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalFeb 27, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 27, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 27, 2019
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. Feb 27, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 578ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019Related billDec 22, 2020

Subjects

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

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  1. Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House

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