S 1333 · 116th Congress · Social Welfare

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Introduced 2019-05-06· Sponsored by Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.(2019-06-25)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget shall develop guidance for federal agencies that collect death data, and the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services shall jointly develop a plan to assist and states, local agencies, and Indian tribes in providing the data.…

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S. 1333, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Jun 10, 2019

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 15, 2019

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Cosponsors (12)

5 Democrats6 Republicans1 Independent