Topic

Widows

229 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 107th at 82. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
229 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 31–60, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
S 138 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the joint return limitation for capital gains exclusion to certain post-marriage sales of principal residences by surviving spouses. 110th January 4, 2007
HR 6262 Special Agent Scott K. Carey Public Safety Officer Benefits Enhancement Act 109th November 2, 2006
HR 6006 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence by certain widows and widowers. 109th July 28, 2006
HR 5548 Empowerment of Iraqi Women Act of 2006 109th June 7, 2006
HR 5185 Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2006 109th April 25, 2006
HR 3803 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain surviving spouses to exclude up to $500,000 of gain from the sale of a principal residence. 109th September 15, 2005
HR 3459 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies. 109th August 4, 2005
HR 3018 Bruce Vento Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2005 109th July 1, 2005
HR 2799 Rachel Granger Act of 2005 109th June 13, 2005
HR 2517 To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes. 109th May 19, 2005
HR 2330 Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act 109th June 6, 2005
HR 2306 Veterans Outreach Act of 2005 109th May 11, 2005
HR 2304 To provide for the payment of certain annuities under section 376 of title 28, United States Code, and for other purposes. 109th June 6, 2005
HR 2192 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability. 109th May 10, 2005
HR 2191 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. 109th May 10, 2005
HR 2190 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement. 109th May 5, 2005
HR 2126 Social Security Survivors' Fairness Act of 2005 109th May 10, 2005
HR 2092 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2005 109th January 20, 2006
HR 1611 To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in the Consumer Price Index. 109th May 6, 2005
HR 1573 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years. 109th April 25, 2005
HR 1523 September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act 109th April 29, 2005
HR 1462 To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse. 109th April 5, 2005
HR 1409 Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 109th November 8, 2005
HR 750 Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2005 109th March 3, 2005
HR 602 Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act 109th February 25, 2005
HR 440 Bipartisan Retirement Security Act of 2005 109th April 19, 2005
HR 308 Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2005 109th January 25, 2005
HR 257 Comprehensive Immigration Fairness Act 109th March 2, 2005
HR 170 Filipino Veterans Fairness Act 109th January 4, 2005
HR 77 Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2005 109th January 25, 2005

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.