ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1171
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2017-02-16
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017</b></p> <p>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 (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease,&nbsp;that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals&nbsp;must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments can begin. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1171 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Moulton (for himself, Mr. King of New York , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Conyers , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Engel , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Heck , Mr. Jones , Mr. Keating , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. MacArthur , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Pocan , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Walz , and Mr. Swalwell of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017 . 2. Elimination of waiting period for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (a) In general Section 223 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E), by striking or (ii) and inserting (ii) in the case of an individual who has been medically determined to have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), for each month beginning with the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to such insurance benefits, or (iii) ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting or (iii) after clause (ii) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.