# 114-hr-5892: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households.

114-hr-5892, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5892
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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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## Sources
- [114-hr-5892 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5892)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5892 (as of 2025-11-18).