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Retroactive Disability Benefits for ALS Patients

This bill makes a small but important change to a law about disability benefits for people with ALS. It allows individuals whose benefit applications were approved up to five months before the original law passed to receive benefits, providing retroactive access.
Key points
Provides retroactive access to disability benefits for certain individuals with ALS.
Changes eligibility from application filing date to approval date within a specific timeframe before the original law.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_HR_1649
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Process start date: 2021-03-08