Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2026

This bill would let people with a terminal illness start receiving Social Security Disability Insurance payments without the usual waiting period. A person would qualify by submitting a terminal illness diagnosis certified by at least two physicians who are not related and not in the same group practice. Payments would be 50 percent of the normal benefit in the first month and 75 percent in the second month. After 12 months on benefits, monthly payments would be reduced to recover part of the early payments, and after 24 months, payments would be set at 95 percent of the normal amount. The Social Security Administration would report to Congress each year on these benefits, the Government Accountability Office would report within 2 years, and the changes would apply to benefits for months after December 31, 2026.

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Sponsors

• John Barrasso Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors