S 1739
115th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Disability assistance
Family relationships
Marriage and family status
Social security and elderly assistance
BASIC Act
Introduced: August 3, 2017
Introduced by:
Murphy, Christopher
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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