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H.R. 2543 116th Congress House

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Official title: To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDebt collectionGovernment information and archives
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Health information and medical recordsIntergovernmental relationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Social security and elderly assistanceState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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May 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 2 Republican 3
R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · May 15, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 13, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 17, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 27, 2019
Buck, Ken
· May 16, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 7, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· May 7, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· May 7, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · May 7, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· May 7, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2543: Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2543/
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"H.R. 2543: Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2543/.
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