ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019
United States116th CongressS-578Senate
Updated: Dec 22, 2020
Summary
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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Latest companion bill action
HR-1407: ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
Became Public Law No: 116-250.
Signed by President.