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H.R. 1171: ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017

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H.R. 1171: ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-16 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017

Plain summary

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments can begin.

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Official text

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · 153 cosponsors

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Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Sam Graves (R-MO), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Don Bacon (R-NE), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tom Cole (R-OK) and 93 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1171 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115