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HR 954 111th Congress House

Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, su… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Social security and elderly assistance
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 10, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the last payment of the monthly benefit for that month shall be half the usual benefit amount.

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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 954: Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-954/
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"H.R. 954: Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-954/.
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H.R. 954, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-954/.
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