Social Security Decedent's Family Relief Act of 2006
Last action on Apr 25, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
The Social Security Decedent's Family Relief Act of 2006 (H.R. 5189) proposes a change to how Social Security benefits are handled during the month a beneficiary passes away. Under current law, a person must live through an entire month to be eligible for that month's payment; if they die before the last day, the family often has to return the final check. This bill would allow families to keep a portion of that final payment, calculated based on the number of days the individual lived during their last month.
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