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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-22 | President | Became Public Law No: 116-250. | Library of Congress |
| 2020-12-22 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2020-12-11 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-08 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-08 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6988) | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-08 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 578. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-08 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6988-6991) | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-08 | Floor | Mr. Larson (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-03 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-03 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-03 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2020-12-02 | Vote | Passed Senate, under the order of 12/01/20, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number: 250. (text: CR S7164) | Senate |
| 2020-12-02 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. | Senate |
| 2020-12-02 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7157, S7163-7164) | Senate |
| 2019-02-27 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2019-02-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |