HR 2716
119th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Disability assistance
Intergovernmental relations
Social security and elderly assistance
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 7, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
Jan 7, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-426.
Dec 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
This bill permanently allows the Department of the Treasury to access certain death records maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in order to facilitate the identification and prevention of improper payments (e.g., payments to deceased individuals).
Current law requires the SSA to share its Death Master File with the Do Not Pay system maintained by Treasury for three years. The bill makes this requirement permanent.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
Committees of jurisdiction
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