I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2018 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Cohen , Mr. McNerney , Ms. Norton , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , and Mr. Nadler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 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.