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S 693 107th Congress Senate

Social Security Beneficiaries Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disabil… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program or the Supplemental Security Income program.

Introduced: April 4, 2001 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Collection of accountsFeesFinance and Financial SectorFines (Penalties)
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ForfeitureLawLicensesNonprofit organizationsOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security beneficiariesSupplemental security income programSurety and fidelityTrusts and trustees
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 4, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 4, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3443-3444)
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 4, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Beneficiaries Protection Act - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with regard to: (1) authority to reissue OASDI and SSI benefits misused by organizational representative payees; (2) bonding and licensing requirements applicable to nongovernmental organizational representative payees; (3) fee forfeiture in case of benefit misuse by qualified organizational representative payees; and (4) liability of nongovernmental representative payees for misused benefits.

Amends SSA title XI part A (General Provisions) to extend civil monetary penalty authority for SSA titles II and XVI with respect to representative payees who misuse and convert a payment under such titles to unauthorized uses.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 693: Social Security Beneficiaries Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-693/
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"S. 693: Social Security Beneficiaries Protection Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-693/.
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