HR 4851 · 117th Congress

Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act

<p><b>Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases Social Security benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households by establishing an alternative method to calculate survivors benefits based on combined household benefit amounts.</p>

Sponsor

Sánchez, Linda T. (D-CA)

Introduced

2021-07-29

Policy area

Social Welfare

Latest action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.