HR 6651 · 96th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a divorced spouse may qualify for benefits on the basis of a marriage which lasted for as few as 5 years (instead of only on the basis of a marriage which lasted for 10 or more years as at present) in the case of certain late-life divorces.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1980-02-27)
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Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to grant benefits to a divorced woman who had been married for only five years after the younger spouse reached age 50. Maintains, for other marriages, the current requirement that the marriage must have lasted ten years regardless of age.…
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