Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
House Committee Advances Bill to Cut Social Security Payments to Deceased Recipients
Superseded
The companion bill in the other chamber is advancing instead.
→View advancing bill: Congress requires Social Security to share death data to help stop payments sent after someone diesLegislative Progress
Key Points
- Social Security would share state-reported death information with the federal system agencies use to block improper payments.
- The bill aims to help stop government checks or benefits from going to people who have died, and to help recover money that was paid by mistake.
- Social Security would have to use “clear and convincing” evidence before marking someone as dead in records shared with other agencies.
- If Social Security wrongly flags someone as deceased, it must notify other agencies it shares data with so those agencies can fix any problems.
- These changes would not start until December 27, 2026.
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Milestones
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-426.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
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