A bill to provide for phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance payments during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness.
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Latest Action · July 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2019
This bill allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness to receive disability payments under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program during the waiting period for such payments (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for such payments.
These provisions shall expire January 1, 2025.
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