Fairness for Disabled Young Adults Act

Bill: 119-s-466
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2025-02-06
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child health

Disability assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Fairness for Disabled Young Adults Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands eligibility for Social Security child’s benefits to include the disabled children of eligible or deceased workers for whom the disability began between ages 22 and 25. (Under current law, such disabled children are eligible for benefits only if their disability began before age 22.)</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 466 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the age threshold for eligibility for child’s insurance benefits on the basis of disability.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Disabled Young Adults Act . 2. Increase to age threshold for child’s insurance benefits on the basis of disability (a) In general Section 202(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d) ) is amended by striking age of 22 each place it appears and inserting age of 26 . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 205(j)(2)(C)(vi)(II)(cc) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(C)(vi)(II)(cc)) is amended by striking age of 22 and inserting age of 26 . (2) Section 225(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 425(a) ) is amended by striking age of 22 and inserting age of 26 . (3) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(xvii)(II)(cc) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(xvii)(II)(cc)) is amended by striking age of 22 and inserting age of 26 . (4) Section 1634(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383c(c) ) is amended by striking age of 22 and inserting age of 26 .