S. 2492 · 118th Congress
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
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This bill permanently allows the Department of the Treasury to access certain death records maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to prevent improper payments to deceased individuals.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 25, 2023
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
This bill permanently allows the Department of the Treasury to access certain death records maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to prevent improper payments to deceased individuals.
Current law requires the SSA to share its Death Master File with the Do Not Pay system maintained by Treasury for three years. The bill makes this requirement permanent, and it allows Treasury to compare SSA death records with personally identifiable information from other federal records systems and to share these comparisons with any federal or state agency that is authorized to use the Do Not Pay system.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Latest action (Dec 2, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 25, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.