3.0.0 1649 2023-03-08T20:26:19Z 2023-03-08T20:26:19Z House HR 2021-03-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOULTON:H.R. 1649.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1122]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-08T17:51:28Z Referred to 2021-03-08T17:07:10Z A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. 117 579 S 2021-03-23 Became Public Law No: 117-3. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-08 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2021-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2021-03-08 True C001121 Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] Jason Crow D CO 6 2021-03-08 True Social Welfare Disability assistance Neurological disorders Social Welfare 00 2021-03-08 Introduced in House 2021-05-10T21:21:20Z This bill retroactively eliminates the waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for certain individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

Under current law, most SSDI recipients must wait five months after becoming disabled before their benefit payments may begin. The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 eliminated the waiting period for individuals with ALS but only covers individuals who apply for benefits after the date of enactment (December 20, 2020). As a result, individuals with ALS who applied for SSDI benefits in the five months before that date are still subject to the waiting period. This bill eliminates the waiting period for those individuals.

]]> To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. Display Title To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. Official Title as Introduced To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1649ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1649ih.xml 2021-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.