3.0.0 2774 2023-01-11T13:30:55Z 2023-01-11T13:30:55Z House HR 2015-06-15 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 95 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 2774.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H4382]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-22T18:08:20Z Referred to 2015-06-15T16:02:35Z 2015-06-22 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2015-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-06-15 True Social Welfare Debt collection Social security and elderly assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Social Welfare 00 2015-06-15 Introduced in House 2015-06-30T21:35:00Z Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act

This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to overpayments to prohibit the recovery of overpayments through tax refund offsets or by any other means with respect to any overpayment to a person who had not attained the age of 18 at the time the payment was made.

Reduction in Social Security benefits under the earnings test may not apply to the earnings of an individual in any month in which he or she is entitled to a child's insurance benefit.

]]> Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act Display Title Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit recovery of certain overpayments through tax refund offsets and to prohibit the application of the earnings test with respect to child's insurance benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act Introduced in House 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2774ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2774ih.xml 2015-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.