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HR 7696 116th Congress House Taxation Government information and archives Social security and elderly assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act

Introduced: July 21, 2020 Introduced by: Curtis, John R. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to ensure that Social Security death records are integrated into databases used by Treasury to verify taxpayer eligibility for payments, including tax refunds.

What's happening now July 21, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Jul 29, 2020
Buck, Ken
· Jul 21, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Jul 21, 2020
King, Steve
· Jul 21, 2020
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jul 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7696: Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7696/
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