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HR 5411 98th Congress House Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Supplemental security income program

A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make it clear that when a deceased individual's surviving spouse receives a payment which was issued to such individual but to which…

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A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make it clear that when a deceased individual's surviving spouse receives a payment which was issued to such individual but to which such individual was not entitled (under the OASDI or SSI program) the amount of such payment is to be treated as an overpayment to such surviving spouse.

Introduced: April 10, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Apr 18, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 10, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 10, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to provide that when the surviving spouse of a deceased individual receives a benefit payment which was issued to such individual but which was more than the correct amount to which such individual was entitled under title II or title XVI, the amount in excess of the correct amount shall be considered an overpayment to such surviving spouse.

What's happening now April 18, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 13, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 22, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5411: A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make it clear that when a deceased individual's surviving spouse receives a payment which was issued to such individual but to which such individual was not entitled (under the OASDI or SSI program) the amount of such payment is to be treated as an overpayment to such surviving spouse.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5411/
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"H.R. 5411: A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make it clear that when a deceased individual's surviving spouse receives a payment which was issued to such individual but to which such individual was not entitled (under the OASDI or SSI program) the amount of such payment is to be treated as an overpayment to such surviving spouse.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5411/.
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H.R. 5411, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5411/.
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[H.R. 5411: A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make it clear that when a deceased individual's surviving spouse receives a payment which was issued to such individual but to which such individual was not entitled (under the OASDI or SSI program) the amount of such payment is to be treated as an overpayment to such surviving spouse.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5411/)
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