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S 2305 113th Congress Senate

Social Security and Marriage Equality Act

Official title: A bill to amend the method by which the Social Security Administration determines the validity of marriages under title II of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: May 12, 2014 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Marriage and family statusSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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May 8, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 8, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 8, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security and Marriage Equality Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the determination of a valid marriage to account for marriages in jurisdictions other than a state.

Authorizes the courts of any state to find that an OASDI benefit applicant and an insured individual were validly married in a jurisdiction other than a state at the time the applicant files a benefit application or, if the insured individual is dead, at the time the individual died.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5182 Related bill Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014
  • HR 4664 Identical bill Social Security and Marriage Equality Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 12, 2014
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 15, 2014
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 13, 2014
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2014
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 8, 2014
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 8, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2305: Social Security and Marriage Equality Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2305/
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"S. 2305: Social Security and Marriage Equality Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2305/.
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