House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act
Official title: To modernize the application process for survivors insurance benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10428.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 146, September 16, 2026, Page H5983):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10428, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10428
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.