Amid Inaction on Benefits, Murray Introduces Social Security Bill
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would ensure married same-sex couples have access to Social Security benefits wherever they move in the country, but insisted the Obama administration “can and should” take steps to guarantee these benefits on its own.
Murray introduced the Social Security & Marriage Equality Act of 2014 in the Senate, which would require the Social Security Administration to grant survivor and retirement benefits to married gay couples — even if these couples live in a non-marriage equality state.
“Unfortunately, when it came to federal survivor benefits, these marriages are currently classified as valid only if the couple lives in a state where same-sex marriage is recognized,” Murray said Thursday in a conference call with reporters.
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