HR 68
105th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Death
Families
Labor and Employment
Married people
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries
Survivors' benefits
Widowers
Widows
Women
Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 1997
Introduced: January 7, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 1997 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly OASDI benefit shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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