S 942 · 95th Congress · Social Welfare
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 the wages and self-employment income of such individual.
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.(1977-03-08)
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Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to decrease from 20 to 10 the number of years a divorced woman must have been married to an insured individual in order for her to qualify for wife's or widow's benefits on his wage record.…
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Cosponsors (10)
10 Democrats