A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.

Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that a beneficiary shall be entitled to a prorated benefit for the month in which he or she dies.

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Timeline

1. 14 April 1988

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 April 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 April 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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