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HR 4880 98th Congress House

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to modify the actuarial reduction formula as it applies to surviving spouses who qualify for disability insurance benefits after first having…

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to modify the actuarial reduction formula as it applies to surviving spouses who qualify for disability ins… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to modify the actuarial reduction formula as it applies to surviving spouses who qualify for disability insurance benefits after first having become entitled to reduced widow's or widower's insurance benefits, to assure that their own coverage credits (on which such disability benefits are based) will be more realistically recognized in the resulting combined benefit amount.

Introduced: February 21, 1984 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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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Feb 27, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
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Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4880: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to modify the actuarial reduction formula as it applies to surviving spouses who qualify for disability insurance benefits after first having become entitled to reduced widow's or widower's insurance benefits, to assure that their own coverage credits (on which such disability benefits are based) will be more realistically recognized in the resulting combined benefit amount.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4880/
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"H.R. 4880: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to modify the actuarial reduction formula as it applies to surviving spouses who qualify for disability insurance benefits after first having become entitled to reduced widow's or widower's insurance benefits, to assure that their own coverage credits (on which such disability benefits are based) will be more realistically recognized in the resulting combined benefit amount.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4880/.
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H.R. 4880, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4880/.
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[H.R. 4880: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to modify the actuarial reduction formula as it applies to surviving spouses who qualify for disability insurance benefits after first having become entitled to reduced widow's or widower's insurance benefits, to assure that their own coverage credits (on which such disability benefits are based) will be more realistically recognized in the resulting combined benefit amount.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4880/)
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