US SB379 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-11-2)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits 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 can begin.
Title
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] |
| Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
| Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
| Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
| Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
| Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1171 (Related) 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/379/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s379/BILLS-115s379is.pdf |
