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Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002

Introduced: May 17, 2002 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4537-4538)
May 17, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4537)
May 17, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002--Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) repeal the seven year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability; (2) waive the two-year waiting period for a divorced spouse's benefits upon the other spouse's remarriage; and (3) disregard months ending after a deceased individual's death in applying early retirement rules with respect to the deceased individual for purposes of the limitation on widow's and widower's benefits.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income interest paid on any overpayment of income tax by individuals; (2) allow a taxpayer to make cash deposits to pay any tax not yet assessed (in order to suspend the running of interest on any potential future underpayments); and (3) permit partial collection of tax liability in installment agreements (currently allowed only for full collections).

What's happening now May 17, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4537-4538)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4069 Identical bill Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002
 Bill text 1 version

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 5, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2533: Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2533/
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"S. 2533: Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2533/.
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S. 2533, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2533/.
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