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HR 6858 118th Congress House Social Welfare

Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

Introduced: December 19, 2023 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Dec 19, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 19, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from collecting overpayments made in error to Social Security or Supplemental Security Income recipients 10 or more years prior to the discovery of the error by the administration. This prohibition extends to the collection of funds directly from overpaid recipients and to the adjustment of future payments to those recipients. 

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Oct 8, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jul 30, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jan 25, 2024
Graves, Garret
· Dec 19, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6858: Social Security Overpayment Relief Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6858/
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"H.R. 6858: Social Security Overpayment Relief Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6858/.
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