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HR 7261 115th Congress House

Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit individuals to select a monthly benefit payment date.

Introduced: December 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Dec 11, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 11, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 18, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2018

This bill allows a recipient of monthly Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits, unless the recipient is concurrently entitled to Supplemental Security Income benefits, to choose the day of the month upon which to receive such benefits.


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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7261: Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7261/
MLA
"H.R. 7261: Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7261/.
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H.R. 7261, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7261/.
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