# 114-hr-2781: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.

114-hr-2781, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age., 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-2781
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.
- 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) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age or any previous reduction in OASDI benefits. Declares that there shall be no reduction in the widow's or widower's insurance benefit of an individual for any month in which such individual is under a disability.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2781 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2781)

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- [114-hr-6297: Iran Sanctions Extension Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6297)
- [114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6208)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2781 (as of 2025-11-18).