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S 753 114th 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: April 30, 2015 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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Mar 17, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 17, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 17, 2015

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 2025 Related bill Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015
  • HR 1404 Identical bill Social Security and Marriage Equality Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2015
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 16, 2015
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 18, 2015
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 18, 2015
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 17, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 753: Social Security and Marriage Equality Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-753/
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