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HR 472 108th Congress House Social Welfare Disabled Families Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security beneficiaries Widowers Widows Women

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.

Introduced: January 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 29, 2003
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 provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age or any previous reduction in OASDI benefits.

Declares that there shall be no reduction in the widow's or widower's insurance benefit of an individual for any month in which such individual is under a disability.

What's happening now February 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 8, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 8, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 29, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 472: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-472/
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"H.R. 472: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-472/.
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H.R. 472, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-472/.
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