Social Security Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-3905
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2021-06-15
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Social Security Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill waives, under certain conditions, the requirement that an individual must be divorced for at least two years before being able to claim Social Security spousal benefits on the former spouse's work record.</p> <p>Currently, if a former spouse is eligible for but has not claimed Social Security retirement or disability benefits, a divorced individual may claim spousal benefits provided that individual meets certain eligibility criteria and the divorce has been final for at least two years. This bill deems the two-year requirement met when a former spouse remarries someone other than the divorced individual within two years of the divorce.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3905 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2021 Mr. Hern (for himself and Mr. Reed ) 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 waive the 2-year duration of divorce requirement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Parity Act . 2. Waive 2-year duration of divorce requirement (a) Wife’s insurance benefits Section 202(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(b)(4)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The criterion for entitlement under clause (ii) shall be deemed met upon the remarriage of the insured individual to someone other than the applicant during the 2-year period referred to in such clause. . (b) Husband’s insurance benefits Section 202(c)(4)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(c)(4)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The criterion for entitlement under clause (ii) shall be deemed met upon the remarriage of the insured individual to someone other than the applicant during the 2-year period referred to in such clause. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months after December 2022 and for which applications are filed after December 2022.