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HR 5848 97th Congress House Social Welfare Cemeteries and funerals Old age, survivors and disability insurance

A bill to limit the applicability of the recently enacted restrictions on the lump-sum death payment under title II of the Social Security Act, in the event of previously executed written agreements…

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A bill to limit the applicability of the recently enacted restrictions on the lump-sum death payment under title II of the Social Security Act, in the event of previously executed written agreements with funeral homes, to cases in which there would be surviving beneficiaries.

Introduced: March 16, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 16, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 16, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 to apply the restrictions on lump-sum death payments under title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act only: (1) with respect to individuals who die after August 1981; and (2) if there is a surviving beneficiary in cases where the insured individual dies after August 1981 and there is a written agreement with a funeral home covering burial expenses.

What's happening now March 19, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 22, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5848: A bill to limit the applicability of the recently enacted restrictions on the lump-sum death payment under title II of the Social Security Act, in the event of previously executed written agreements with funeral homes, to cases in which there would be surviving beneficiaries.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5848/
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"H.R. 5848: A bill to limit the applicability of the recently enacted restrictions on the lump-sum death payment under title II of the Social Security Act, in the event of previously executed written agreements with funeral homes, to cases in which there would be surviving beneficiaries.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5848/.
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H.R. 5848, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5848/.
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[H.R. 5848: A bill to limit the applicability of the recently enacted restrictions on the lump-sum death payment under title II of the Social Security Act, in the event of previously executed written agreements with funeral homes, to cases in which there would be surviving beneficiaries.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5848/)
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