H.R. 2799 · 109th Congress

Rachel Granger Act of 2005

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-06-08
Latest action
2005-06-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summary

Rachel Granger Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.