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H.R.1540

H.R.1540: Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act

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Introduced March 5, 2019
Latest Major Action March 5, 2019
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Bill Sponsor

Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.)

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15 (All Democrats)

Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)
Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)
Grace F. Napolitano (D-Calif.)
Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)
Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.)
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)
Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)
Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
Jefferson Van Drew (R-N.J.)
Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)
Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

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Introduced in House - March 5, 2019

Bill Summary

Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act This bill increases Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households by establishing an alternative benefit based on combined household benefits.

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Date	Description
March 5, 2019	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 5, 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
March 5, 2019	Introduced in the House by Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.)

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Introduced in the House by Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.)