Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4255 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4255 To provide for phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance payments during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Coons, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance payments during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness. 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 ``Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PHASED-IN PAYMENT OF SSDI BENEFITS DURING THE WAITING PERIOD FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL. (a) In General.--Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E), by striking ``or (iii)'' and inserting ``(iii) subject to paragraph (2)(B), for each month beginning with the first month during all of which the individual is determined under subparagraph (D) of subsection (d)(2) to be under a disability and in which he becomes so entitled to such insurance benefits, or (iv)''; (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 202(q) and'' and inserting ``paragraph (3) of this subsection, section 202(q), and''; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``clause (ii) of paragraph (1)'' and inserting `