S. 579 · 117th Congress
A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
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- Senate Introduced Mar 3, 2021
- Senate Passed Mar 3, 2021
- House Passed Mar 11, 2021
- President To the President Mar 22, 2021
- President Signed Mar 23, 2021
- Law Mar 23, 2021
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Mar 23, 2021
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
Latest action (Mar 23, 2021): Became Public Law No: 117-3.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 3, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Mar 3, 2021
- Senate Passed Mar 3, 2021
- House Passed Mar 11, 2021
- President To the President Mar 22, 2021
- President Signed Mar 23, 2021
- Law Mar 23, 2021
No recorded floor vote found.