S 3357 · 119th Congress

Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act

When someone who paid into Social Security passes away, their family can receive a one-time lump sum payment to help cover funeral and burial costs. Right now, that payment is stuck at $255—an amount that hasn't changed since 1954 and is worth far less than it used to be. This bill updates that payment to $2,900 sta…

Sponsor

Welch, Peter (D-Vermont)

Introduced

2025-12-04

Policy area

Social Welfare

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.