H.R. 842 - Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015
- Sponsor:
- Adam Kinzinger
- Summary:
- To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015
H.R. 842 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
- Other Titles
- Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015
- Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- Adam Kinzinger
- Co-Sponsors
- Alma S. Adams
- Pete Aguilar
- Mark E. Amodei
- Brad Ashford
- Brian Babin
- Lou Barletta
- Joyce Beatty
- Ami Bera
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Mike Bishop
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Marsha Blackburn
- Rod Blum
- Earl Blumenauer
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Robert A. Brady
- Jim Bridenstine
- Susan W. Brooks
- Corrine Brown
- Julia Brownley
- Michael C. Burgess
- Cheri Bustos
- G. K. Butterfield
- Ken Calvert
- Lois Capps
- Michael E. Capuano
- Tony Cárdenas
- André Carson
- Matt Cartwright
- Kathy Castor
- Judy Chu
- David N. Cicilline
- Katherine M. Clark
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Curt Clawson
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Mike Coffman
- Steve Cohen
- Tom Cole
- Gerald E. Connolly
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Paul Cook
- Jim Cooper
- Ryan A. Costello
- Joe Courtney
- Kevin Cramer
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
- Ander Crenshaw
- Joseph Crowley
- Carlos Curbelo
- Rodney Davis
- Susan A. Davis
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- John K. Delaney
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Charles W. Dent
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Theodore E. Deutch
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Lloyd Doggett
- Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.
- Michael F. Doyle
- Tammy Duckworth
- Sean P. Duffy
- John J. Duncan, Jr.
- Donna F. Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Renee L. Ellmers
- Eliot L. Engel
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Elizabeth H. Esty
- Blake Farenthold
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Michael G. Fitzpatrick
- Bill Flores
- J. Randy Forbes
- Bill Foster
- Lois Frankel
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
- Marcia L. Fudge
- John Garamendi
- Scott Garrett
- Bob Gibbs
- Christopher P. Gibson
- Kay Granger
- Sam Graves
- Alan Grayson
- Al Green
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Glenn Grothman
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Janice Hahn
- Richard L. Hanna
- Cresent Hardy
- Gregg Harper
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Denny Heck
- Joseph J. Heck
- Jaime Herrera Beutler
- Jody B. Hice
- Brian Higgins
- J. French Hill
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Michael M. Honda
- Tim Huelskamp
- Jared Huffman
- Bill Huizenga
- Duncan Hunter
- Steve Israel
- Darrell E. Issa
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Hakeem S. Jeffries
- Evan H. Jenkins
- Lynn Jenkins
- Bill Johnson
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- David W. Jolly
- Walter B. Jones
- David P. Joyce
- Marcy Kaptur
- William R. Keating
- Mike Kelly
- Joseph P. Kennedy III
- Daniel T. Kildee
- Derek Kilmer
- Ron Kind
- Peter T. King
- Steve King
- Ann Kirkpatrick
- Stephen Knight
- Ann M. Kuster
- Doug LaMalfa
- Leonard Lance
- James R. Langevin
- Rick Larsen
- John B. Larson
- Robert E. Latta
- Brenda L. Lawrence
- Barbara Lee
- John Lewis
- Ted Lieu
- Daniel Lipinski
- Frank A. LoBiondo
- David Loebsack
- Zoe Lofgren
- Alan S. Lowenthal
- Nita M. Lowey
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Ben Ray Luján
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Sean Patrick Maloney
- Thomas Massie
- Doris O. Matsui
- Michael T. McCaul
- Tom McClintock
- Betty McCollum
- Jim McDermott
- James P. McGovern
- Patrick T. McHenry
- David B. McKinley
- Jerry McNerney
- Mark Meadows
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Grace Meng
- John L. Mica
- Candice S. Miller
- Jeff Miller
- Gwen Moore
- Seth Moulton
- Tim Murphy
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Richard E. Neal
- Dan Newhouse
- Richard M. Nolan
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Richard B. Nugent
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.
- Stevan Pearce
- Ed Perlmutter
- Scott H. Peters
- Collin C. Peterson
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Ted Poe
- Jared Polis
- Mike Pompeo
- Bill Posey
- David E. Price
- Mike Quigley
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
- Charles B. Rangel
- Tom Reed
- Reid J. Ribble
- Kathleen M. Rice
- Tom Rice
- Cedric L. Richmond
- Martha Roby
- Harold Rogers
- Thomas J. Rooney
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Dennis A. Ross
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Raul Ruiz
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bobby L. Rush
- Tim Ryan
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Loretta Sanchez
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Adam B. Schiff
- Austin Scott
- David Scott
- F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
- José E. Serrano
- Pete Sessions
- Bill Shuster
- Albio Sires
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Adam Smith
- Christopher H. Smith
- Chris Stewart
- Steve Stivers
- Marlin A. Stutzman
- Eric Swalwell
- Mark Takano
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Glenn Thompson
- Mike Thompson
- Scott R. Tipton
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Norma J. Torres
- David A. Trott
- Niki Tsongas
- Michael R. Turner
- David G. Valadao
- Chris Van Hollen
- Juan Vargas
- Marc A. Veasey
- Tim Walberg
- Jackie Walorski
- Timothy J. Walz
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Maxine Waters
- Peter Welch
- Lynn A. Westmoreland
- Ed Whitfield
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Joe Wilson
- Robert J. Wittman
- John A. Yarmuth
- Kevin Yoder
- Ted S. Yoho
- David Young
- Don Young
- Lee M. Zeldin
- Subjects
- Health
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Hereditary and development disorders
- Medicare
- Neurological disorders
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Social Security Administration
- Social security and elderly assistance
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- Major Actions
Introduced 2/10/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/10/2015 2/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2/10/2015 Introduced in House 2/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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