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H.R. 871 (99th)

Social Security Benefit Termination Reform Act of 1985

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Introduced

31 January 1985

Last action

7 February 1985 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Rep. Hatcher, Charles [D-GA-2], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-44], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4]

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29 August 2025

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Summary

Social Security Benefit Termination Reform Act of 1985 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that monthly insurance benefits shall be paid for the month in which a beneficiary dies. Requires that the amount of such benefits be proportionate to the number of days of such month preceding the date of the beneficiary's death.

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Timeline

  1. 31 January 1985

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 January 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 January 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 February 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

    Source: Committee

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1 official file

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