H.R. 4664 · 113th Congress

Social Security and Marriage Equality Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ron Kind
Introduced
2014-05-15
Latest action
2014-05-15 · Introduced in House

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.