HR 620 · 96th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a beneficiary who dies shall (if he is otherwise qualified and it would not reduce total family benefits) be entitled to a prorated benefit for the month of his death.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1979-01-15)
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Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that any individual who is entitled to a monthly benefit under such title for the month preceding the month in which such eligible individual dies shall be entitled for the month in which he dies to a prorated benefit based upon a specified formula.…
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