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94th Congress · 1975–1977
H.R. 1237

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $750 in all cases the amount of the lump-sum death…

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Latest action: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. · January 14, 1975
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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Recorded January 14, 1975, as the clerk wrote it

Official title A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $750 in all cases the amount of the lump-sum death payment thereunder.
Recorded votes None taken
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Vote Files, "H.R. 1237 (94th Congress): A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $750 in all cases the amount of the lump-sum death payment thereunder," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-94-hr1237

APA

Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 1237 (94th Congress): A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $750 in all cases the amount of the lump-sum death payment thereunder [Bill record]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-94-hr1237

Chicago

Vote Files. "H.R. 1237 (94th Congress): A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $750 in all cases the amount of the lump-sum death payment thereunder." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-94-hr1237.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{H.R. 1237 (94th Congress): A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to \$750 in all cases the amount of the lump-sum death payment thereunder}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-94-hr1237}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-94-hr1237; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/1237; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 14, 2026}
}
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