H.R. 2716 · 119th 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) in order to facilitate the identification and prevention of improper payments (e.g., payments to deceased individuals).
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 8, 2025
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) in order to facilitate the identification and prevention of improper payments (e.g., 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.
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 (Jan 7, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 8, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.