United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2025 (114th)
Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015
Introduced
23 April 2015
Last action
12 May 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Subjects
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Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the determination of a valid marriage to account for marriages in jurisdictions other than a state. Authorizes the courts of any state to find that an OASDI benefit applicant and an insured individual were validly married in a jurisdiction other than a state at the time the applicant files a benefit application or, if the insured individual is dead, at the time the individual died. Waives the nine-month marriage requirement to make eligible for widow or widower benefits certain widows or widowers whose marriage to a deceased individual would not have been treated as a marriage for federal law purposes before June 26, 2013. Waives the same requirement for anyone who became a stepchild of the deceased individual as a result of such a marriage. Waives the one-year marriage requirement to make eligible for husband's or wife's OASDI benefits certain husbands and wives whose marriage to an individual would not have been treated as a marriage for federal law purposes before June 26, 2013. Waives the same requirement for anyone who became a stepchild of the individual as a result of such a marriage. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct a comprehensive and effective three-year outreach campaign to encourage benefit applications by individuals newly eligible for OASDI benefits as a result of changes in law relating to same-sex marriage and occurring on or after June 26, 2013.
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Timeline
23 April 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 May 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 April 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2025
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2025
- us · 114-hr-2025 · source updated 12 August 2025