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S. 5178 118th Congress Senate

Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to update the amount of Social Security lump sum death payments and index lump sum death payments to inflation.

Introduced: September 25, 2024 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Social Welfare
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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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Sep 25, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 25, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 25, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 25, 2024
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5178: Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5178/
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"S. 5178: Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5178/.
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S. 5178, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5178/.
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