HR 976 · 108th Congress · Social Welfare

Terminally Ill Disability Beneficiary Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-02-27· Sponsored by Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.(2003-03-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Terminally Ill Disability Beneficiary Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to create an exception from the waiting period otherwise required for Social Security disability insurance benefits for beneficiaries suffering from a medically determined terminal illness with not more than six months to live.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]PA
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7]LA
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2]OK
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21]NY
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33]CA
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL