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118th Congress Social Welfare

H.R. 883: Stop the Wait Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 9, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 9, 2023

This bill allows individuals with disabilities to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the month they become eligible for the benefits. It also allows these individuals to immediately enroll in Medicare if they cannot afford minimum essential coverage. (Under current law, an individual must generally wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.)

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

118

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

24 points earned
  1. 1Lloyd Doggett D-TX SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced5 events+24
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History

  1. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in the House by Lloyd Doggett.
Show the full action history (5 actions)
  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  3. Feb 17, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House
  5. Feb 9, 2023Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.