S. 2904 · 114th Congress
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Introduced
- 2016-05-09
- Latest action
- 2016-05-09 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016
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 and require their payment starting the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to the benefits.