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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.

H.R. 551Introduced Jan 8, 1987Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Silvio Conte R-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 20, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

127 cosponsors — 56 Republicans, 70 Democrats, 1 independent

73 of 127 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Dick Armey (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Robert Badham (R-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Edward Boland (D-MA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), William Chappell (D-FL), William Clinger (R-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), George Darden (D-GA), Jack Davis (R-IL), Robert Davis (R-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Brian Donnelly (D-MA) and 97 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Silvio Conte.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.