H.R. 4851 · 117th Congress
Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill increases Social Security benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households by establishing an alternative method to calculate survivors benefits based on combined household benefit amounts.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 29, 2021
Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act
This bill increases Social Security benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households by establishing an alternative method to calculate survivors benefits based on combined household benefit amounts.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act
Latest action (Jul 29, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 29, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.