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S. 2904

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI](D-RI)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016 — Informed