118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6858Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

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

Social welfare
Introduced Dec 19, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Dec 19, 2023
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This 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. 

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Dec 19, 2023
Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.