S. 4133 · 117th Congress · Senate

Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
May 4, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022

This bill temporarily allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less to receive Social Security disability benefits during the waiting period for such benefits (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for the benefits.