United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5133 (96th)
Social Security Amendments of 1979
Introduced
2 August 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Social Security Amendments of 1979 - Provides full benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act for disabled wives, husbands, widows, and widowers without respect to age. Authorizes benefits for essential spouses of disability beneficiaries without regard to age or children in care. Provides benefits for divorced husbands, surviving divorced husbands, and surviving fathers. Eliminates the requirement that the 20 quarters of coverage necessary for disability insurance must have occurred within a 40 quarter period.
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summary · EN · 2 August 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/5133
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/5133