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116th Congress > Senate > Vote 677

Date: December 02, 2020

Result: 48-49 (Amendment Rejected)

Clerk session vote number: 249

Sponsor: WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon (D-RI)

Bill number: S578

Question: On the Amendment

Description: To increase the overpayment collection threshold for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits.

Bill summary:

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.

Bill titles: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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