Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7104 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7104 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow disabled individuals with incurable terminal illnesses listed on the Compassionate Allowance list to receive disability insurance benefits without a waiting period, to prohibit concurrent receipt of disability insurance benefits and unemployment insurance, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mrs. Harshbarger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow disabled individuals with incurable terminal illnesses listed on the Compassionate Allowance list to receive disability insurance benefits without a waiting period, to prohibit concurrent receipt of disability insurance benefits and unemployment insurance, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act''. SEC. 2. OPTION FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WITH INCURABLE TERMINAL ILLNESSES LISTED ON THE COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCE LIST TO RECEIVE DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS WITHOUT A WAITING PERIOD. (a) In General.--Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter following subparagraph (E)-- (A) by inserting ``and who files an application for disability insurance benefits during the period that begins on December 22, 2020, and ends on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act'' after ``amyotrophic lateral sclerosis''; and (B) by striking ``