A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a beneficiary who dies shall (if he is otherwise qualified and it would not reduce total family benefits) be entitled to a prorated benefit for the month of his death.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 January 1979

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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summary

Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that any individual who is entitled to a monthly benefit under such title for the month preceding the month in which such eligible individual dies shall be entitled for the month in which he dies to a prorated benefit based upon a specified formula.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/620
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