HR 1698 · 97th Congress · Social Welfare

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.

Introduced 1981-02-05· Sponsored by Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4]· 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 Subcommittee on Social Security.(1981-02-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month during which such individual has such illness.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2]WA
Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17]CA
Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]PA
Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]GA
Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36]NY
Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large]VT
Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4]KS
Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Erdahl, Arlen [R-MN-1]MN
Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21]OH
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-34]CA
Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS