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Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2003

Introduced: January 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to determining entitlement to and the amount of any monthly benefit, including any lump-sum death payment, payable under OASDI on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of any individual. Deems such an individual to have been paid a wage (according to a specified formula) during each month during which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent relative without monetary compensation for up to five years of such service. Makes this Act inapplicable in the case of any monthly benefit or lump-sum death payment if a larger benefit or payment would be payable without its application.
What's happening now February 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 473: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-473/
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"H.R. 473: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-473/.
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H.R. 473, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-473/.
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