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HR 1109 114th Congress House Social Welfare Social security and elderly assistance

Social Security Lump-Sum Death Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015

Introduced: February 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Lump-Sum Death Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015

This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase from $255 to $1,000 the lump-sum death payment.

What's happening now March 10, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Young, David
· Apr 29, 2016
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1109: Social Security Lump-Sum Death Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1109/
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"H.R. 1109: Social Security Lump-Sum Death Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1109/.
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H.R. 1109, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1109/.
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