3.0.0 1540 2022-11-01T17:03:24Z 2022-11-01T17:03:24Z House HR 2019-03-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SANCHEZ:H.R. 1540.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Sec. 8[Page H2369]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-05T16:29:55Z Referred to 2019-03-05T17:00:41Z Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019 116 2654 HR 2019-05-09 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-03-05 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2019-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 N G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-03-05 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-03-05 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-03-05 True M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2019-03-05 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-03-05 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2019-03-05 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-03-05 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2019-03-05 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-03-05 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-03-05 True C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-03-05 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2019-03-05 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-03-26 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2019-03-28 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-07-25 False Social Welfare Poverty and welfare assistance Social security and elderly assistance Social Welfare 00 2019-03-05 Introduced in House 2020-03-03T19:50:01Z Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act

This bill increases Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households by establishing an alternative benefit based on combined household benefits.

]]> Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act Display Title Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1540ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1540ih.xml 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.