I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 287
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual’s
entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month
of his or her death (without affecting any other person’s entitlement
to benefits for that month) and that such individual’s benefit shall
be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the
number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual’s
death.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SWEENEY 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
that an individual’s entitlement to any benefit thereunder
shall continue through the month of his or her death
(without affecting any other person’s entitlement to bene-
fits for that month) and that such individual’s benefit
shall be payable for such month only to the extent pro-
portionate to the number of days in such month preced-
ing the date of such individual’s death.
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 ‘‘Social Security Dece-
dent’s Family Relief Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH MONTH OF
BENEFICIARY’S DEATH.
(a) 
OLD-AGE
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the month preceding’’ in the matter
following subparagraph (B).
(b) WIFE’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(b)(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and ending with the
month’’ in the matter immediately following
clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘and ending with the
month in which she dies or (if earlier) with the
month’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J).
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
202(b)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(5)(B))
is amended by striking ‘‘(E), (F), (H), or (J)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(E), (G), or (I)’’.
(c) HUSBAND’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 202(c)(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and ending with the
month’’ in the matter immediately following
clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘and ending with the
month in which he dies or (if earlier) with the
month’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J),
respectively.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
202(c)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(5)(B))
is amended by striking ‘‘(E), (F), (H), or (J)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(E), (G), or (I)’’, respectively.
(d) 
CHILD’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(d)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and ending with the month’’ in
the matter immediately preceding subparagraph (D)
and inserting ‘‘and ending with the month in which
such child dies or (if earlier) with the month’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘dies, or’’ in subparagraph (D).
(e) 
WIDOW’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding the first
month in which any of the following occurs: she remarries,
dies,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (F) and in-
serting ‘‘ending with the month in which she dies or (if
earlier) with the month preceding the first month in which
she remarries or’’.
(f) WIDOWER’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding the first
month in which any of the following occurs: he remarries,
dies,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (F) and in-
serting ‘‘ending with the month in which he dies or (if
earlier) with the month preceding the first month in which
he remarries’’.
(g) MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘with the month in which he or
she dies or (if earlier)’’ after ‘‘and ending’’ in the
matter following subparagraph (F); and
(2) by striking ‘‘he or she remarries, or he or
she dies’’ and inserting ‘‘or he or she remarries’’.
(h) 
PARENT’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(h)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(h)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding the first