To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households.
Sponsored By: Representative Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
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Summary
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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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