H.R. 5892 · 114th Congress
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in…
Full title
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households.
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This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the widow's or widower's insurance benefit for any month to equal the greater of: (1) the primary insurance amount of a deceased individual (as under current law); or (2) in the case of a fully-insured widow or surviving divorced spouse, 75% of the…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 14, 2016
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the widow's or widower's insurance benefit for any month to equal the greater of: (1) the primary insurance amount of a deceased individual (as under current law); or (2) in the case of a fully-insured widow or surviving divorced spouse, 75% of the sum of any old-age or disability insurance benefit to which the widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse is entitled plus the primary insurance amount of the deceased individual.
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 improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households.
Latest action (Aug 3, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 14, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.