Text of US SB 753 (2015)

II 114TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 753 To amend the method by which the Social Security Administration determines the validity of marriages under title II of the Social Security Act. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 17, 2015 Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SCHATZ, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. UDALL, and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the method by which the Social Security Adminis- tration determines the validity of marriages under title II of the Social Security Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security and 4 Marriage Equality Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF VALID MARRIAGE UNDER THE 6 SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(h)(1)(A)(i) of the So- 8 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)(i)) is amended 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:14 Mar 20, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S753.IS S753 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS 2 •S 753 IS by striking ‘‘is domiciled’’ and all that follows through 1 ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ and inserting ‘‘and such appli- 2 cant were married (or, if such insured individual and such 3 applicant were not married in any State but were validly 4 married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any State)’’. 5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 6 this section shall apply to all final determinations of family 7 status made after June 26, 2013. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:14 Mar 20, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S753.IS S753 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS