S 2001 · 94th Congress · Survivors' benefits

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 20 to 10 years the period of time that a divorced woman's marriage to an individual must have lasted for her to qualify for wife's or widow's benefits on the basis of wages and self-employment income of such individual.

Introduced 1975-06-24· Sponsored by Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.(1975-06-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Reduces from 20 to 10 years the period of time that a divorced woman's marriage to an individual must have lasted for her to qualify for wife's or widow's benefits on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such individual under the Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program of the Social Security Act.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican