We have received text from H.R. 10235: POWR Act. This bill was received on 2026-09-02, and currently has 6 cosponsors.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
This bill would change Social Security rules for widows and widowers, especially in households where both spouses earned their own Social Security benefits.
What it would do
- It would rename the bill the Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act , or the POWR Act .
- It would change how survivor benefits are calculated for widows and widowers under Social Security.
- Under current law, a surviving spouse may receive a survivor benefit based on the deceased spouse’s earnings record, but the bill would increase benefits in some cases for people in two-income households.
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For a widow or widower who is already entitled to their own Social Security retirement or disability benefit, the survivor benefit would generally be set at the greater of:
- the deceased spouse’s Social Security benefit amount, or
- 75% of the sum of the survivor’s own benefit plus the deceased spouse’s benefit, subject to a cap.
- The bill includes a formula to limit that 75% calculation so that it cannot exceed a certain benchmark based on a hypothetical worker with a specified earnings history.
- It makes similar changes for widowers and surviving divorced husbands, so the rules would apply in the same way regardless of gender.
- It also says that, when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the amount of SSI payments, the new or increased Social Security benefit under Title II would be treated as if it did not exceed the old law’s benefit amount. This appears intended to prevent the higher survivor benefit from automatically reducing SSI eligibility or SSI payment amounts.
- The changes would apply to widow’s and widower’s benefits payable for months after December 2026.
Practical effect
In plain terms, the bill would likely increase Social Security payments for some surviving spouses in households where both spouses had earned benefits of their own. It would not appear to change benefits for every widow or widower, but it would revise the formulas used to calculate survivor benefits in cases involving a surviving spouse who also receives their own retirement or disability benefit.
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Representative Linda T. Sánchez Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative Linda T. Sánchez:
- H.R.10235: Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act
- H.R.9296: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2026
- H.R.8996: Rental Housing Investment Act
- H.R.8632: PFAS Cleanup Act
- H.R.8023: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers.
- H.R.7966: Hospice CARE Act of 2026
You can track bills proposed by Representative Linda T. Sánchez on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Sánchez.
Representative Linda T. Sánchez Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Representative Linda T. Sánchez is worth $1.5M, as of September 3rd, 2026. This is the 294th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Sánchez has approximately $11.4K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Representative Linda T. Sánchez's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Sánchez.
Representative Linda T. Sánchez Stock Trading
We have data on up to $270.0K of trades from Representative Linda T. Sánchez, which we parsed from STOCK Act filings. Some of the largest trades include:
- A October 28th, 2025 sale of up to $15K of $CSCO. The stock has risen 50.72% since then.
You can track Representative Linda T. Sánchez's stock trading on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Sánchez.
2026 California's 41st Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $46,448,016 of spending in California's 41st congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $32,340,743 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND ($10,070,803)
- HMP ($9,799,388)
- AMERICA PAC ($1,599,915)
- LCV VICTORY FUND ($1,346,982)
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) ($1,128,175)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 California's 41st congressional district election.
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