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HR 551 100th Congress House Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance

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…

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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.

Introduced: January 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 8, 1987
Introduced in House
Jan 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now January 20, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 24, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 22, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 22, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 551: 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.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-551/
MLA
"H.R. 551: 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.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-551/.
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H.R. 551, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-551/.
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[H.R. 551: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-551/)
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