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Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Official title: A bill to improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system.

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  2. Committee, done
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What This Bill Does

This act permanently allows the Department of the Treasury to access certain death records maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to help prevent and recover improper payments (e.g., payments to deceased individuals). The act also establishes evidentiary requirements the SSA must meet before identifying an individual as deceased.

Current law requires the SSA to share its Death Master File with the Do Not Pay system maintained by Treasury for three years. The act makes this requirement permanent. Treasury must enter into an agreement with the SSA related to Treasury's share of the cost of state death data.

The act also prohibits the SSA from recording a death in the master file unless the SSA has clear and convincing evidence that the individual should be presumed deceased. If an individual is incorrectly identified as deceased and provides the SSA with supporting documentation, the SSA may notify certain agencies that have access to the master file, including Treasury and federal or state agencies that provide or disburse federally funded benefits.

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Timeline

  1. Library of CongressSigned by President.
  2. Became Law
  3. House floor actionsPresented to President.
  4. House floor actionsMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. House floor actionsReceived in the House.
  6. SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  7. Library of CongressSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  8. SenateSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6798)
  9. Floor Vote
  10. SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  11. Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
  12. SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  13. Introduced
  14. Committee

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