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S 1739 115th Congress Senate

BASIC Act

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death.

Introduced: August 3, 2017 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 3, 2017
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 Latest action August 3, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Benefit Adjustment of Social Security Income Compensation Act or the BASIC Act

This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to continue monthly insurance benefit payments to a beneficiary, on a prorated basis, through the month of the beneficiary's death. The bill also revises the SSA's methodology for calculating certain lump-sum payments to survivors.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1739: BASIC Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1739/
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"S. 1739: BASIC Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1739/.
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S. 1739, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1739/.
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