HR 6583 United States House · 117th Congress

Stop the Wait Act of 2022

Summary

Stop the Wait Act of 2022 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.)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Feb 3, 2022 Last action Feb 4, 2022

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Committee

Feb 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Committee

Referred 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.

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 105 co-sponsors

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Bonnie Watson Coleman

DDemocratic