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Young Kim (R-CA)

BRIDGE for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025

H.R. 6799 · House bill Social Welfare

A Republican bill with 12 Democratic cosponsors · See all 19 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Bridging Relief in Delayed Government Enrollment for Young-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act of 2025 or the BRIDGE for Young-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act of 2025. It changes title II of the Social Security Act to get rid of waiting periods for certain benefits. Specifically, it eliminates the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits for individuals with young-onset Alzheimer's. It also removes the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for these individuals. The changes for disability insurance benefits apply to applications filed after the date that is five months before the enactment of this Act. The changes for Medicare coverage apply to benefits for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Yes· 3 of 11

  • Scored +9

    Would people with disabilities be better off under this?

    Provides critical financial and health support for individuals with a severe cognitive disability.

  • Scored +8

    Would people in middle age be better off under this?

    Directly benefits middle-aged adults suffering from young-onset Alzheimer's.

  • Scored +8

    Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?

    Recognizes the severity of young-onset Alzheimer's by removing administrative hurdles to disability benefits.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    Eliminating waiting periods for benefits may slightly increase government spending on Social Security and Medicare.

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill increases the number of people eligible for immediate benefits, potentially increasing federal expenditures.

  • Scored -1

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Expands benefit eligibility without specifying an offsetting funding source.