3.0.0 5302 2023-01-11T13:40:13Z 2023-01-11T13:40:13Z House HR 2018-03-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 46 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 5302.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power tomake all laws necessary and proper for carrying out thepowers vested in Congress)[Page H1652]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-29T18:08:52Z Referred to 2018-03-15T14:01:40Z BASIC Act 115 1739 S 2017-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2018-03-29 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2018-03-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2018-03-15 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-03-15 True M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2018-03-15 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-03-15 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2018-03-15 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2018-03-15 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2018-03-15 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2018-03-15 True Social Welfare Disability assistance Family relationships Marriage and family status Social security and elderly assistance Social Welfare 00 2018-03-15 Introduced in House 2019-09-04T20:19:19Z Benefit Adjustment of Social Security Income Compensation Act or the BASIC Act

This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to continue monthly insurance benefit payments to a beneficiary, on a prorated basis, through the month of the beneficiary's death. The bill also revises the SSA's methodology for calculating certain lump-sum payments to survivors.

]]> BASIC Act Display Title BASIC Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BASIC Act Short Titles as Introduced Benefit Adjustment of Social Security Income Compensation Act Introduced in House 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5302ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5302ih.xml 2018-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.