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S. 578 · 116th Congress

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Law · 116-250 · Dec 22, 2020
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SWD WhitehouseSponsor
67 cosponsors · 36 D, 29 R, 2 I
RBR Blunt SBD Brown JBR Boozman MBD Bennet RBD Blumenthal CBD Booker BCD Cardin SCR Collins SCR Capito BCR Cassidy CCD Coons TCR Cotton KCR Cramer DFD Feinstein KHD Harris DJD Jones AKD Klobuchar AKI King JKR Kennedy PLD Leahy EMD Markey BMD Menendez LMR Murkowski JMD Merkley MMR McSally JRD Reed MRR Rubio MRR Rounds JRD Rosen BSI Sanders CSD Schumer DSD Stabenow JSD Shaheen KSD Sinema JTD Tester TTR Tillis CVD Van Hollen RWR Wicker EWD Warren KGD Gillibrand CCD Cortez Masto JIR Isakson RBR Burr MBR Braun MHD Hirono JLR Lankford TSD Smith JHR Hawley MHD Hassan KLR Loeffler TBD Baldwin MRR Romney RDD Durbin PMD Murray JER Ernst BSD Schatz JRR Risch CMD Murphy TDD Duckworth MCD Cantwell MHD Heinrich SDR Daines JIR Inhofe MCR Crapo TYR Young LAR Alexander JHR Hoeven

39 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Feb 27, 2019
  2. Senate Passed Dec 2, 2020 96–1
  3. House Passed Dec 8, 2020
  4. President To the President Dec 11, 2020
  5. President Signed Dec 22, 2020
  6. Law Dec 22, 2020

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).

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Bill Passed Dec 2, 2020 · 96 Yea – 1 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
About this bill and sources

Official title: ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Latest action (Dec 22, 2020): Became Public Law No: 116-250.

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 27, 2019

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  1. Senate Introduced Feb 27, 2019
  2. Senate Passed Dec 2, 2020 96–1
  3. House Passed Dec 8, 2020
  4. President To the President Dec 11, 2020
  5. President Signed Dec 22, 2020
  6. Law Dec 22, 2020

Final vote · Senate · Dec 2, 2020

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

Yea96
DSR Sullivan LMR Murkowski DJD Jones RSR Shelby JBR Boozman TCR Cotton KSD Sinema MKD Kelly DFD Feinstein CGR Gardner MBD Bennet CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper MRR Rubio RSR Scott DPR Perdue BSD Schatz MHD Hirono CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo RDD Durbin TDD Duckworth MBR Braun TYR Young JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell RPR Paul BCR Cassidy JKR Kennedy EMD Markey EWD Warren BCD Cardin CVD Van Hollen AKI King SCR Collins DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AKD Klobuchar TSD Smith JHR Hawley RBR Blunt CHR Hyde-Smith RWR Wicker JTD Tester SDR Daines RBR Burr TTR Tillis JHR Hoeven KCR Cramer BSR Sasse DFR Fischer JSD Shaheen MHD Hassan BMD Menendez CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall CCD Cortez Masto JRD Rosen CSD Schumer KGD Gillibrand RPR Portman SBD Brown JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe JMD Merkley RWD Wyden BCD Casey PTR Toomey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds LAR Alexander MBR Blackburn JCR Cornyn TCR Cruz MRR Romney MWD Warner TKD Kaine PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray RJR Johnson TBD Baldwin JMD Manchin SCR Capito JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay1
MLR Lee
Not Voting3
KHD Harris KLR Loeffler BSI Sanders
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Doug JonesDALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARYea
Kyrsten SinemaDAZYea
Mark KellyDAZYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Kamala HarrisDCANot Voting
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher MurphyDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Marco RubioRFLYea
Rick ScottRFLYea
David PerdueRGAYea
Kelly LoefflerRGANot Voting
Brian SchatzDHIYea
Mazie HironoDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Tammy DuckworthDILYea
Mike BraunRINYea
Todd YoungRINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
Bill CassidyRLAYea
John KennedyRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMAYea
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Chris Van HollenDMDYea
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Gary PetersDMIYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Tina SmithDMNYea
Josh HawleyRMOYea
Roy BluntRMOYea
Cindy Hyde-SmithRMSYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
John HoevenRNDYea
Kevin CramerRNDYea
Ben SasseRNEYea
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Maggie HassanDNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Cory BookerDNJYea
Martin HeinrichDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDNVYea
Jacky RosenDNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
Marsha BlackburnRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTNay
Mitt RomneyRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Tim KaineDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTNot Voting
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWIYea
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (2)
  • Passage Bill Passed
    Senate · Dec 2, 2020 · “On Passage of the Bill S. 578” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Amendment Amendment Rejected
    Senate · Dec 2, 2020 · “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2689 to S. 578 (ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell