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HR 2744 98th Congress House

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that upon the death of one member of a married couple the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse shall automatically inherit the…

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that upon the death of one member of a married couple the surviving spouse or surviving divorced… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that upon the death of one member of a married couple the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse shall automatically inherit the deceased spouse's earnings credits to the extent that such credits were earned during the period of their marriage.

Introduced: April 26, 1983 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 26, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 26, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require that, upon the death of an individual who was married at least three years prior to the date of death or was divorced after at least three years of marriage, the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse shall inherit all of the wages and self-employment income credited to such individual during marriage.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 20, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 26, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2744: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that upon the death of one member of a married couple the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse shall automatically inherit the deceased spouse's earnings credits to the extent that such credits were earned during the period of their marriage.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2744/
MLA
"H.R. 2744: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that upon the death of one member of a married couple the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse shall automatically inherit the deceased spouse's earnings credits to the extent that such credits were earned during the period of their marriage.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2744/.
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H.R. 2744, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2744/.
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[H.R. 2744: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that upon the death of one member of a married couple the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse shall automatically inherit the deceased spouse's earnings credits to the extent that such credits were earned during the period of their marriage.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2744/)
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