# 119-hr-930: Stop the Wait Act of 2025

119-hr-930, Stop the Wait Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-930
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop the Wait Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 88
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Eliminates the long Social Security Disability Insurance waiting period so people with new disabilities can get benefits sooner.** The bill phases the change from 2025 to 2029 and fully removes the waiting period for applications filed in 2029, with the new rule effective January 1, 2030. - People applying for SSDI: Applications filed in 2025–2027 face a shortened waiting time of 3 months, 2028 applications see 2 months, and 2029 applications see 1 month before full elimination for later filings. This reduces the time between a disabling event and first benefit payments. - People under 65 who need Medicare during the transition: New rules let eligible individuals get Medicare Part A earlier and retroactively. The bill creates a Special Enrollment Period and starts Part A coverage as of the first day of the first month of entitlement for those who meet the modified rules, and it includes a seven-month enrollment window for some people. - Workers with specific coverage rules and Railroad Retirement beneficiaries: The bill ties an affordability test to an 8.5 percent threshold to define who is eligible for the Medicare accommodation and updates cross-references in the Railroad Retirement Act to keep benefit coordination consistent.

## Cosponsors (88)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sylvester Turner (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Earlier Medicare for some disabled adults: benefit, high. Certain disabled adults under 65 could get Medicare Part A without waiting 24 months. If you are entitled to SSDI and meet an affordability test like the tax rule, set at 8.5% of income, your Medicare would start in your first month and be retroactive to that month. Your initial enrollment period w…
- Faster SSDI checks with no wait: benefit, high. This bill would shorten and then remove the SSDI waiting period. SSDI checks would start in the first month you are entitled, instead of after a wait. For applications filed in 2025–2027, the wait would drop to three months; in 2028 it would be two months; in 2029 it would be one month. These phase…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-930 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/930)

## Related
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-930 (as of 2026-10-03).