[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1109 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1109

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the maximum 
                 amount of the lump-sum death benefit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2015

 Mrs. Mimi Walters of California introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the maximum 
                 amount of the lump-sum death benefit.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Lump-Sum Death 
Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(i)) is amended by striking ``$255'' and inserting 
``$1,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to deaths that occur after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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