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HR 6183 97th Congress House Social Welfare Children and youth Education Families Higher education Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility Students

A bill to extend by five months (through September 1982) the period within which a child over age eighteen must have been already enrolled at the college level in order to qualify (after July 1982)…

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A bill to extend by five months (through September 1982) the period within which a child over age eighteen must have been already enrolled at the college level in order to qualify (after July 1982) for child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act as a postsecondary student, and to require that such a child (in order to so qualify) must have graduated from high school by the close of such period.

Introduced: April 28, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 28, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 28, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to extend by five months (until September 30, 1982) the period within which an individual must have become a full-time student at a postsecondary educational institution in order to receive child's insurance benefits after July 1982 on the basis of student status under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides that such an individual must have graduated from a secondary school by the end of such period in order to qualify for such benefits.

What's happening now May 3, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 2, 1982
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 2, 1982
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 11, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 4, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6183: A bill to extend by five months (through September 1982) the period within which a child over age eighteen must have been already enrolled at the college level in order to qualify (after July 1982) for child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act as a postsecondary student, and to require that such a child (in order to so qualify) must have graduated from high school by the close of such period.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6183/
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"H.R. 6183: A bill to extend by five months (through September 1982) the period within which a child over age eighteen must have been already enrolled at the college level in order to qualify (after July 1982) for child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act as a postsecondary student, and to require that such a child (in order to so qualify) must have graduated from high school by the close of such period.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6183/.
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H.R. 6183, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6183/.
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[H.R. 6183: A bill to extend by five months (through September 1982) the period within which a child over age eighteen must have been already enrolled at the college level in order to qualify (after July 1982) for child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act as a postsecondary student, and to require that such a child (in order to so qualify) must have graduated from high school by the close of such period.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6183/)
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