H. R. 2142, titled the “Social Security Overpayment Relief Act,” proposes changes to the Social Security Act. It aims to prohibit the recovery of overpaid benefits under titles II and XVI if the overpayment was discovered 10 or more years after it occurred. The bill was...
Simple Explanation
The Social Security Overpayment Relief Act is a rule that says if the government finds out they gave too much money to someone by accident, they can't ask for it back if it happened more than 10 years ago.