S. 579 · 117th Congress · enacted
A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
Became Public Law No: 117-3.
Latest official action 2021-03-23 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
This bill retroactively eliminates the waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for certain individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Under current law, most SSDI recipients must wait five months after becoming disabled before their benefit payments may begin. The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 eliminated the waiting period for individuals with ALS but only covers individuals who apply for benefits after the date of enactment (December 20, 2020). As a result, individuals with ALS who applied for SSDI benefits in the five months before that date are still subject to the waiting period. This bill eliminates the waiting period for those individuals.
Congressional Research Service · 2021-03-23
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cotton
Senate · AR · Republican
$1,221,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$20,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$20,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$20,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,988
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$18,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$17,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$17,000
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC)$16,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$15,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$15,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$15,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$13,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$13,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$12,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$12,500
GRIDIRON-PAC$12,500
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$12,500
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$11,250
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$11,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$11,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$11,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
PFIZER INC. PAC$11,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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