Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

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Mar 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Social Security Overpayment Relief ActThis bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from collecting overpayments made in error to Social Security or Supplemental Security Income recipients 10 or more years prior to the discovery of the error by the administration. This prohibition extends to the collection of funds directly from overpaid recipients and to the adjustment of future payments to those recipients.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced in House

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Mar 14, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000

Mar 14, 2025

Subjects (1)

Social Welfare (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (2)

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

(D-RI)
Aug 15, 2025

Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

(R-IA)
Mar 14, 2025

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Introduced in House

Mar 14, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2142 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2142

To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments
under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 14, 2025

Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments
under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Overpayment Relief
Act''.

SEC. 2.

(a) Title II Limitation.--

Section 204 of the Social Security Act (42 U.

(42 U.S.C. 404) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``

(h) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment
has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery
by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred
10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that
more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such
person.''.

(b) Title XVI Limitation.--

Section 1631 (b) of such Act (42 U.

(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383

(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``

(9) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment
has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery
by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred
10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that
more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such
person.''.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2142 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2142

To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments 
 under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 14, 2025

 Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments 
 under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Overpayment Relief 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS.

    (a) Title II Limitation.--

Section 204 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 404) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (h) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment 
has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery 
by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 
10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that 
more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such 
person.''.

    (b) Title XVI Limitation.--

Section 1631

    (b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1383

    (b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (9) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment 
has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery 
by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 
10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that 
more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such 
person.''.
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