Senate
Dec 22, 2020

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

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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.

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Introduced(2/27/19)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
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Mr. Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Cosponsors (44)

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Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 116-250.

Dec 22, 2020