Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act or the POWR Act
This bill increases Social Security benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households by establishing an alternative method to calculate survivor benefits based on combined household benefit amounts.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House committee actions |
| 2024-12-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare. | House committee actions |
| 2023-06-07 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House floor actions |
| 2023-06-07 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |