# 114-hr-2782: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement.

114-hr-2782, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement., 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-2782
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement.
- 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: (1) increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement, and (2) the treatment of delayed retirement in cases of simultaneous entitlement to OASDI benefits and widow's or widower's insurance benefits.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2782 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2782)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2782 (as of 2025-11-18).