H.R. 1407 · 116th Congress
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Seth Moulton
- Introduced
- 2019-02-27
- Latest action
- 2019-02-27 · Introduced in House
Summary
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.