Remove the two year waiting period for people with disabilities to receive Medicare benefits after they qualify for Social Security disability payments.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Stop the Wait Act of 2025?
The Stop the Wait Act of 2025 remains in the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees as of February 3, 2025. Members of these committees must act next to move the bill forward, but the primary constraint is that most bills never receive a committee vote. This lack of action is the standard way most legislation ends in Congress.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Stop the Wait Act of 2025 (H.R. 930 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since February 2025
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 883 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 883 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.