HR 2716 ยท Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
- Introduced
- Apr 8, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 7, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA-3]
- Policy area
- Social Welfare
- Cosponsors
- 2
Summary
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act This bill permanently allows the Department of the Treasury to access certain death records maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in order to facilitate the identification and prevention of improper payments (e.g., payments to deceased individuals). Current law requires the SSA to share its Death Master File with the Do Not Pay system maintained by Treasury for three years. The bill makes this requirement permanent.
Recent actions
- Jan 7, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
- Jan 7, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-426.
- Jan 7, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-426.
- Dec 10, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- Dec 10, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Apr 8, 2025 Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.