legislation: 115-s-1739

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115-s-1739 115 s 1739 BASIC Act Social Welfare 2017-08-03 2017-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] CT D M001169 0 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. 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z  

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