S. 578ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

2 recorded actions15 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Cosponsors: 67 · 36 Democrats · 29 Republicans · 2 Independents
Policy area: Social Welfare
Committee: Finance Committee
Latest action: Dec 22, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-250.

IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
Passed the SenateDec 2, 2020
Passed the HouseDec 8, 2020
Sent to the PresidentDec 11, 2020
Became lawDec 22, 2020

What the measure doesCRS summary

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

This bill eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program 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 may begin.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 578 as public Law on Dec 22, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Dec 2, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveDec 2, 2020

How every member votedSenate roll call 250

Senate Dec 2, 2020 · the primary vote

On Passage of the Bill

Grassley Amdt. No. 2689

Bill Passed

96 Yea 1 Nay 3 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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Democratic46 members

Independent2 members

Republican52 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors67 · 36 Democrats · 29 Republicans · 2 Independents

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 578 and vote against it. 39 signed when it was filed.

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S. 578ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

2 recorded actions15 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Cosponsors: 67 · 36 Democrats · 29 Republicans · 2 Independents
Policy area: Social Welfare
Committee: Finance Committee
Latest action: Dec 22, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-250.

IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
Passed the SenateDec 2, 2020
Passed the HouseDec 8, 2020
Sent to the PresidentDec 11, 2020
Became lawDec 22, 2020

What the measure doesCRS summary

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 578 as public Law on Dec 22, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on S. 5782 roll calls on this measure

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Dec 2, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveDec 2, 2020

How every member votedSenate roll call 250

Senate Dec 2, 2020 · the primary vote

On Passage of the Bill

Grassley Amdt. No. 2689

Bill Passed

96 Yea 1 Nay 3 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members100 members

Democratic46 members

Independent2 members

Republican52 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors67 · 36 Democrats · 29 Republicans · 2 Independents

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 578 and vote against it. 39 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S. 5782 organizations

Organizations that named S. 578 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION, INC.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs · Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid +5 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS' REPRESENTATIVESIts PAC: National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Retirement · Small Business · Medicare/Medicaid +3 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

8 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.