Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act

The Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act changes Social Security rules to help military families. It exempts certain survivor benefits from the income test that normally reduces Social Security payments for people who earn money while receiving benefits. Specifically, surviving spouses and surviving divorced parents who receive benefits based on a service member's earnings (if the service member died while on active duty) will no longer see those benefits reduced due to their income. This change applies to benefits paid starting from the bill's enactment date.