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HR 367 99th Congress House Social Welfare Adoption Children and youth Families Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as a natural child of such individual for purposes of determining his…

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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as a natural child of such individual for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for benefits based on such individual's wage record, regardless of the time the adoption occurred.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
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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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Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that the adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as a natural child of such individual for purposes of determining the child's eligibility for benefits based on the individual's wage record, regardless of the time the adoption occurred.

What's happening now February 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 23, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 367: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as a natural child of such individual for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for benefits based on such individual's wage record, regardless of the time the adoption occurred.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-367/
MLA
"H.R. 367: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as a natural child of such individual for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for benefits based on such individual's wage record, regardless of the time the adoption occurred.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-367/.
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H.R. 367, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-367/.
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[H.R. 367: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as a natural child of such individual for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for benefits based on such individual's wage record, regardless of the time the adoption occurred.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-367/)
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