# 117-hr-6583: Stop the Wait Act of 2022

117-hr-6583, Stop the Wait Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6583
- Congress: 117
- Title: Stop the Wait Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-02-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 105
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop the Wait Act of 2022 This bill allows individuals with disabilities to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the month they become eligible for the benefits. It also allows these individuals to immediately enroll in Medicare if they cannot afford minimum essential coverage. (Under current law, an individual must generally wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.)

## Cosponsors (105)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6583 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6583)

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