H.R. 7209: Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-15 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act

Plain summary

Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act This bill establishes an alternative method for meeting the nine-month marriage requirement for certain survivors to receive benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program. Specifically, the bill applies with respect to a marriage that would not have been recognized by federal law before June 26, 2013 (the date upon which the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits).

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Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · 31 cosponsors

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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), André Carson (D-IN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7209.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7209 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116