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H.R. 4664 (113th)

Social Security and Marriage Equality Act

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Introduced

15 May 2014

Last action

15 May 2014 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

RON KIND, Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Elizabeth Esty, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26], ELIOT ENGEL, MICHAEL CAPUANO, Brian Higgins, Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17], Scott Peters, Mark Takano, SUSAN DAVIS, Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Derek Kilmer, Earl Blumenauer, Beto O'Rourke, Jackie Speier, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], John Delaney, James Himes, Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Carol Shea-Porter, Jared Polis, David Cicilline, Tony Cárdenas, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Paul Tonko, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Gwen Moore, DAVID PRICE, Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Julia Brownley, SANDER LEVIN, Matt Cartwright, Jerry McNerney, Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24]

Subjects

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5 December 2025

Summary

Social Security and Marriage Equality Act - 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.

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Timeline

  1. 15 May 2014

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 May 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 May 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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