118th Congress Social Welfare
S. 320: Stop the Wait Act of 2023
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Summary
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
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sherrod Brown D-OHOriginal
- Tammy Duckworth D-ILOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Patty Murray D-WAOriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- John Reed D-RIOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Debbie Stabenow D-MIOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NHOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
Who scored on this bill
- 1Robert Casey SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Robert Casey.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.