# 114-hr-2779: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.

114-hr-2779, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by NITA LOWEY (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2779
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2015-06-15
- Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2779 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2779)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2779 (as of 2025-11-18).