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- H.R.319
H.R.319: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the nine-month duration of marriage requirement for widows and widowers in cases in which the marriage was postponed by legal impediments to the marriage caused by State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence or similar incapacity.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about families
- Introduced Jan. 31, 2001
- Latest Major Action Feb. 9, 2001
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the nine-month minimum duration of a marriage required to qualify a surviving spouse for OASDI benefits. Allows a less than nine-month duration of a marriage in the case of widows or widowers whose marriage was postponed by legal impediments to the marriage caused by State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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| Jan. 31, 2001 |
Introduced in the House by Thomas H. Allen (D-Maine) |