A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
Latest action · Mar 23, 2021 Became Public Law No: 117-3.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2021
- Passed SenateMar 3, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 11, 2021
- To the PresidentMar 22, 2021
- Became lawMar 23, 2021Public Law 117-3
Summary
This bill retroactively eliminates the waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for certain individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Under current law, most SSDI recipients must wait five months after becoming disabled before their benefit payments may begin. The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 eliminated the waiting period for individuals with ALS but only covers individuals who apply for benefits after the date of enactment (December 20, 2020). As a result, individuals with ALS who applied for SSDI benefits in the five months before that date are still subject to the waiting period. This bill eliminates the waiting period for those individuals.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 3, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2021Signed by President.
- Mar 23, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-3.
- Mar 22, 2021Presented to President.
- Mar 11, 2021Mr. Thompson (CA) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Mar 11, 2021Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1334)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1334Text printed H1334 | Mike Thompson D-CA | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1022Text printed S1022, S1029 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Mar 3, 2021 |
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.
CRS reports 7
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45087 | Resolutions to Censure the President: Procedure and History | Report | Dec 5, 2025 |
| R45104 | Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents | Report | Jun 2, 2025 |
| RL30920 | Social Security: Major Decisions in the House and Senate Since 1935 | Report | Jan 22, 2025 |
| R47872 | Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Under the Inflation Reduction Act: Industry Responses and Potential Effects | Report | Dec 8, 2023 |
| IN11674 | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Considerations for Congress Archived | Insight | May 18, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1649 | To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. | Identical bill | Mar 8, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 3, 2021Considered and Passed Senate
- Mar 3, 2021Engrossed in Senate
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.
