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S 1042 111th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Appropriations Department of the Treasury Social security and elderly assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation

Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act

Introduced: May 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 14, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act - Prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or the Commissioner of Social Security for FY2010 or any fiscal year thereafter from being used to promote or otherwise encourage recipients of veterans benefits or benefits paid under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to use direct deposit for the payment of such benefits until: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury promulgates rules establishing procedures to ensure that such benefits are protected from attachment and garnishment; and (2) at least five of the seven members of the advisory committee established under this Act concur in advising the Secretary that such procedures provide adequate safeguards.

Establishes a Social Security Benefits Protection from Attachment or Garnishment Advisory Committee.

What's happening now May 14, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3366 Identical bill Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1042: Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1042/
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