Search Results: keywords:"social security overpayment relief act"

  • S. 1023 — To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a 10-year period.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:362

    The bill, S. 1023, proposes an amendment to the Social Security Act to limit the time frame for recovering overpayments under titles II and XVI to 10 years. Specifically, it states that if more than the correct amount has been paid, the U.S. government cannot adjust payments or recover...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to change a rule so that if the government accidentally gives someone extra money from Social Security, they only have 10 years to ask for it back. After 10 years, they can't take the extra money back, even if they find out later.

  • H. R. 2142 — To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:363

    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.