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H.R. 249 · 108th Congress

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the nine-month duration of marriage…

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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the nine-month duration of marriage requirement for widows and widowers in cases in which the marriage was postponed by legal impediments to the marriage caused by State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence or similar incapacity.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

TAD AllenSponsor

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Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the nine-month minimum duration of a marriage required to qualify a surviving spouse for OASDI benefits.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 8, 2003
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the nine-month minimum duration of a marriage required to qualify a surviving spouse for OASDI benefits. Allows a less than nine-month duration of a marriage in the case of widows or widowers whose marriage was postponed by legal impediments to the marriage caused by State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence or similar incapacity.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the nine-month duration of marriage requirement for widows and widowers in cases in which the marriage was postponed by legal impediments to the marriage caused by State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence or similar incapacity.

Latest action (Jan 21, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 8, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.