117th Congress · House bill · Last action Feb 4, 2022
H.R. 6583In CommitteeSocial Welfare
Stop the Wait Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd (D-TX)105 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 3, 2022
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In plain English
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) sponsored the Stop the Wait Act, which eliminates the five-month waiting period before individuals with disabilities can begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, allowing them to start receiving benefits in the month they become eligible. The bill also allows individuals who cannot afford minimum essential health coverage to immediately enroll in Medicare rather than waiting the current 24 months after becoming eligible for SSDI. The measure had 105 cosponsors, including 104 Democrats and 1 Republican.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Elimination of disability waiting period for social security
- Sec. 3. Medicare eligibility for certain individuals during waiting
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2022-02-03, but the bill text was revised on 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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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.
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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.
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Feb 4
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3
HOUSEReferred 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.
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HOUSEReferred 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.
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
All 105 cosponsors
104 Democrats · 1 Republican
Democrats (104)
Bass, KarenCA-37
Blumenauer, EarlOR-03
Bonamici, SuzanneOR-01
Castor, KathyFL-14
Castro, JoaquinTX-20
Chu, JudyCA-27
Cicilline, David N.RI-01
Clarke, Yvette D.NY-09
Cleaver, EmanuelMO-05
Cohen, SteveTN-09
Courtney, JoeCT-02
Crist, CharlieFL-13
Davis, Danny K.IL-07
DeFazio, Peter A.OR-04
DeLauro, Rosa L.CT-03
DeSaulnier, MarkCA-11
Deutch, Theodore E.FL-22
Dingell, DebbieMI-12
Escobar, VeronicaTX-16
Espaillat, AdrianoNY-13
Evans, DwightPA-03
Fletcher, LizzieTX-07
Garcia, Sylvia R.TX-29
Gonzalez, VicenteTX-15
Green, AlTX-09
Grijalva, Raúl M.AZ-03
Hayes, JahanaCT-05
Higgins, BrianNY-26
Jackson Lee, SheilaTX-18
Jayapal, PramilaWA-07
Johnson, Eddie BerniceTX-30
Jones, MondaireNY-17
Khanna, RoCA-17
Krishnamoorthi, RajaIL-08
Langevin, James R.RI-02
Larson, John B.CT-01
Lee, BarbaraCA-13
Lieu, TedCA-33
Lofgren, ZoeCA-19
Lowenthal, Alan S.CA-47
Maloney, Carolyn B.NY-12
McBath, LucyGA-06
McCollum, BettyMN-04
Meng, GraceNY-06
Moore, GwenWI-04
Moulton, SethMA-06
Nadler, JerroldNY-10
Napolitano, Grace F.CA-32
Neguse, JoeCO-02
Perlmutter, EdCO-07
Pingree, ChellieME-01
Pocan, MarkWI-02
Porter, KatieCA-45
Price, David E.NC-04
Quigley, MikeIL-05
Raskin, JamieMD-08
Roybal-Allard, LucilleCA-40
Sánchez, Linda T.CA-38
Scanlon, Mary GayPA-05
Scott, DavidGA-13
Sewell, Terri A.AL-07
Suozzi, Thomas R.NY-03
Thompson, Bennie G.MS-02
Titus, DinaNV-01
Tonko, PaulNY-20
Trone, David J.MD-06
Velazquez, Nydia M.NY-07
Waters, MaxineCA-43
Veasey, Marc A.TX-33
Bourdeaux, CarolynGA-07
DeGette, DianaCO-01
Boyle, Brendan F.PA-02
Carbajal, Salud O.CA-24
Cárdenas, TonyCA-29
Case, EdHI-01
Garamendi, JohnCA-03
Malinowski, TomNJ-07
Newman, MarieIL-03
Pressley, AyannaMA-07
Sherman, BradCA-30
Wild, SusanPA-07
Doyle, Michael F.PA-18
Williams, NikemaGA-05
Trahan, LoriMA-03
Cartwright, MattPA-08
Torres, RitchieNY-15
Manning, Kathy E.NC-06
Kilmer, DerekWA-06
Keating, William R.MA-09
Brownley, JuliaCA-26
Takano, MarkCA-41
McEachin, A. DonaldVA-04
Panetta, JimmyCA-20
Crow, JasonCO-06
Schiff, Adam B.CA-28
Republicans (1)
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