H.R. 1872 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for disability benefits to liberalize the earnings test, to permit adopted children to qualify for benefits without regard to certain time requirements, to eliminate the reconsideration stage in benefit determination, to provide for the issuance of duplicate benefit checks where the initial checks are lost or delayed, and to provide for expedited benefit payments to disability beneficiaries. | PoliFocus