I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7209 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for equal treatment 
of individuals in same-sex marriages, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2020 
Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SOTO, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. RASKIN, 
Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. SCANLON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anthony Gonzales 
Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF VALID MARRIAGE UNDER THE 
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(h)(1)(A)(i) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)(i)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘is domiciled’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ and inserting ‘‘and such appli-
cant were married (or, if such insured individual and such 
applicant were not married in any State but were validly 
married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any State)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to all final determinations of family 
status made after June 26, 2013. 
SEC. 3. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MEETING NINE-MONTH 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
WIDOWS, 
STEP-
CHILDREN, 
OR 
WIDOWERS 
IN 
CERTAIN 
CASES. 
Section 216(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
416(k)) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘in Case 
of Accidental Death or in Case of Serviceman Dying 
in Line of Duty, or in Case of Remarriage to the 
Same Individual’’ and inserting ‘‘in certain cases’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3)(A) in the case of a widow or widower of 
such individual whose marriage to such individual 
would not have been treated as a marriage for pur-
poses of Federal law prior to June 26, 2013, such 
widow or widower— 
‘‘(i) became the wife or husband of such 
individual (or was deemed to be the wife or hus-
band of such individual under subsection 
(h)(1)(A)(ii))— 
‘‘(I) if such widow or widower is domi-
ciled in a State that recognized same-sex 
marriages as of June 26, 2013, during the 
9-month period beginning with June 26, 
2013; and 
‘‘(II) if such widow or widower is 
domiciled in any other State— 
‘‘(aa) during the 9-month period 
beginning with June 26, 2013; or 
‘‘(bb) during the 9-month period 
beginning with June 26, 2015, or if 
earlier, the first date on which such 
State recognized same-sex marriages; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) provides a sworn affidavit that the 
widow or widower was in a domestic partner-
ship with such individual throughout the 9- 
month period ending on the date of the individ-
ual’s death; or 
‘‘(B) the stepchild of such individual— 
‘‘(i) became the stepchild of such indi-
vidual as a result of a parent of the stepchild 
becoming the wife or husband of such individual 
(or being deemed to be the wife or husband of 
such 
individual 
under 
subsection 
(h)(1)(A)(ii))— 
‘‘(I) if such parent is domiciled in a 
State that recognized same-sex marriages 
as of June 26, 2013, during the 9-month 
period beginning with June 26, 2013; and 
‘‘(II) if such parent is domiciled in 
any other State— 
‘‘(aa) during the 9-month period 
beginning with June 26, 2013; or 
‘‘(bb) during the 9-month period 
beginning with June 26, 2015, or if 
earlier, the first date on which such 
State recognized same-sex marriages; 
and 
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