Text: H.R.7696 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (07/21/2020)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7696


To ensure that the Secretary of the Treasury provides for the integration of Social Security Administration death records in the databases used for verifying eligibility for payments.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 21, 2020

Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Budd, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Steube, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Williams, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Buck, and Mrs. Lesko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means


A BILL

To ensure that the Secretary of the Treasury provides for the integration of Social Security Administration death records in the databases used for verifying eligibility for payments.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act”.

SEC. 2. Integration of Social Security Administration death records in Treasury databases for verifying eligibility for payments.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s designee (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall ensure that Social Security Administration death records are integrated into the relevant databases used by the Secretary for verifying eligibility for payments made under programs administered by the Secretary, including tax refunds.

(b) Periodic disclosure.—Notwithstanding section 205(r)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(3)) or any other provision of law, the Commissioner of Social Security shall periodically disclose (at such times and in such manner as the Administrator and Secretary shall jointly agree) Social Security Administration death records to the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out subsection (a).

(c) Social Security Administration death records.—For purposes of this section, the term “Social Security Administration death records” means all information regarding all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security, including such records collected and maintained pursuant to section 205(r)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(1)).


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