A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the entitlement of deemed spouses to benefits under such title despite the entitlement of a legal spouse, to waive the 2-year waiting period for entitlement to divorced spouse's benefits, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) to: (1) provide benefits to widows or widowers who in good faith married unaware that their marriages were invalid and who lost their entitlement to benefits because another entitled spouse claimed those benefits; (2) waive the two-year waiting period after a divorce for divorced spouses who are eligible for dependent spouse benefits; and (3) continue disability benefits during appeal.

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Timeline

1. 2 October 1990

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 October 1990

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 October 1990

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Sponsors

• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
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