HR 295 · 96th Congress · Social Welfare

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual may qualify for disability insurance benefits and the disability freeze if he has enough quarters of coverage to be fully insured for old-age benefit purposes, regardless of when such quarters were earned.

Introduced 1979-01-15· Sponsored by Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1979-01-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act to qualify an individual for disability insurance if such individual has the required number of quarters regardless of when such quarters were attained.…

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