,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1 #bjad 
,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,udall 
of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,ms4   
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the method by which the       
,social ,security ,administration       
determines the validity of marriages    
under title ,,ii of the ,social         
,security ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,social        
,security and ,marriage ,equality ,act4 
#b4 ,determination of valid marriage    
under the ,social ,security ,act  7a7   
,in general ,section                    
#baf7;h77#a77;,a77i7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#daf7;h77#a77;,a77i77 is amended by     
striking is domiciled and all that      
follows through the ,district of        
,columbia1 and inserting and such       
applicant were married 7or1 if such     

insured individual and such applicant   
were not married in any ,state but were 
validly married in another jurisdiction1
 the courts of any ,state74  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to all final   
determinations of family status made    
after ,june #bf1 #bjac4