HR 5189
109th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Death
Families
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries
Social security eligibility
Social Security Decedent's Family Relief Act of 2006
Introduced: April 25, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 25, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Social Security Decedent's Family Relief Act of 2006 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that: (1) an individual's entitlement to any OASDI benefit shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month); and (2) the benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in the month preceding the date of death.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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