ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-578| Senate
| Updated: 12/22/2020
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Senator
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (67)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
Suggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Passed Senate, under the order of 12/01/20, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number: 250. (text: CR S7164)
View VoteMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7157, S7163-7164)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7157, S7163-7164)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Larson (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6988-6991)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 578.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6988)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-250.
Social Welfare
Disability assistanceNeurological disorders
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-578| Senate
| Updated: 12/22/2020
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.
Suggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Passed Senate, under the order of 12/01/20, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number: 250. (text: CR S7164)
View VoteMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7157, S7163-7164)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7157, S7163-7164)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Larson (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6988-6991)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 578.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6988)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-250.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Senator
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (67)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
Social Welfare
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability assistanceNeurological disorders