Stop the Wait Act
Latest action · Sep 19, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop the Wait Act
This bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period that applies to the payment of certain Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for workers and surviving spouses and the 24-month waiting period that applies to Medicare coverage for workers who are eligible for SSDI benefits.
In addition, the National Academy of Medicine must study disabling conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals access health care services and coverage before the condition reaches disability levels.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2019 to Dec 20, 2020; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2019 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Sep 18, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2019 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 19, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Sep 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2019Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 150, September 18, 2019, page H7774.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2496 | Stop the Wait Act | Identical bill | Sep 18, 2019 |
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 eliminate the Medicare and disability insurance benefits waiting periods for disabled individuals.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop the Wait Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
