H.R. 2142

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2142 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2025 Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period. 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 ``Social Security Overpayment Relief Act''. SEC. 2. 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.''. <all>