To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.

Summary

This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a former spouse's OASDI benefits.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 7 December 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 7 December 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 December 2017

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 December 2017

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 December 2017

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• NITA LOWEY · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.
• related to ← To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.