[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3905 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3905

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive the 2-year 
        duration of divorce requirement, and for other purposes.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive the 2-year 
        duration of divorce requirement, and for other purposes.

    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 Parity Act''.

SEC. 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.
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