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HR 5001 111th Congress House

BASIC Act

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death.

Introduced: April 13, 2010 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Social security and elderly assistance
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Apr 19, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 13, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 19, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Benefit Adjustment of Social Security Income Compensation Act of 2010 or the BASIC Act - 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.

Revises the formula for computation of a lump-sum death payment to the widow or widower of a fully or currently insured individual.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 14, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· Jul 28, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5001: BASIC Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5001/
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