118 HR 6858 IH: Social Security Overpayment Relief Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-19 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6858IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 19, 2023Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Graves of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Social Security Overpayment Relief Act.

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Limitation on recovery of overpayments

(a)

Title II limitation

Section 204 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h)In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person.. (b)

Title XVI limitation

Section 1631(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9)In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person..