ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 became law 664 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
Reported—
Passed one chamberDec 2, 2020
Passed bothDec 8, 2020
LawDec 22, 2020
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 71 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Policy area
- Social Welfare: 12 of 1,043 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 324 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 360 words
- Subjects
- Disability assistanceNeurological disorders
- Latest action
- Dec 22, 2020: Became Public Law No: 116-250.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th H.R. 1407 ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]