Stop the Wait Act of 2022
Latest action · Feb 3, 2022 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 3, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop the Wait Act of 2022
This bill allows individuals with disabilities to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the month they become eligible for the benefits. It also allows these individuals to immediately enroll in Medicare if they cannot afford minimum essential coverage. (Under current law, an individual must generally wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.)
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2022 to Jul 19, 2022, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 3, 2022 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 3, 2022 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 3, 2022 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 3, 2022 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 3, 2022 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 3, 2022 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Feb 17, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Mar 21, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 19, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Feb 3, 2022Read 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 6583 | Stop the Wait Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Feb 4, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2022Introduced in Senate
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