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HR 3325 107th Congress House Social Welfare Divorce Divorcees Families Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility Women

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.

Introduced: November 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Nov 16, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 16, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following a divorce.
What's happening now November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 16, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 16, 2001
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Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 16, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3325: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3325/
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"H.R. 3325: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3325/.
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H.R. 3325, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3325/.
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[H.R. 3325: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3325/)
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