A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve the treatment of women through the establishment and payment of working spouse's benefits.

Summary

Establishes a "working spouse's benefit" under title II (Old Age, Survivor's and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides that any individual who receives both old-age benefits or a disability insurance benefit and wife's, husband's, widow's, widower's, or mother's insurance benefits shall be entitled to such working spouse benefit. States that such benefit shall be a percentage of the smaller of the two benefits to which the recipient was entitled. Limits the receipt of such benefits to one member of a married couple when both members are eligible.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 March 1979

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