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HR 12 99th Congress House Social Welfare Death and dying Old age, survivors and disability insurance

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be…

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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 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
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that a beneficiary shall be entitled to a prorated benefit for the month in which he or she dies.

What's happening now February 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 21, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 30, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 12: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-12/
MLA
"H.R. 12: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-12/.
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H.R. 12, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-12/.
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[H.R. 12: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-12/)
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