HR 2142

This bill, the Social Security Overpayment Relief Act, aims to prevent the Social Security Administration from pursuing older overpayments. Specifically, it limits the agency’s ability to recover overpayments made in error to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients if the error was not discovered within 10 years of the payment. The bill prevents the SSA from adjusting future payments to recoup these older overages and also restricts the agency from directly collecting funds from affected individuals. This legislation seeks to provide relief to recipients who have previously received incorrect payments.