II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1739 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2017 Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual’s entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person’s entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual’s benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual’s death.