Social Security and Marriage Equality Act
Latest action · May 8, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security and Marriage Equality Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the determination of a valid marriage to account for marriages in jurisdictions other than a state.
Authorizes the courts of any state to find that an OASDI benefit applicant and an insured individual were validly married in a jurisdiction other than a state at the time the applicant files a benefit application or, if the insured individual is dead, at the time the individual died.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 12, 2014 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | May 13, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 15, 2014 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 21, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Nov 12, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Introduced in Senate
- May 8, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4664 | Social Security and Marriage Equality Act | Identical bill | May 15, 2014 |
| HR 5182 | Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jul 23, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Introduced in Senate
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