119th Congress (2025-2026)

S 269

Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Bill overview

This bill permanently extends the ability of the Department of the Treasury to access Social Security Administration death records to prevent improper payments to deceased individuals. Currently, this data sharing is limited to three years. The bill ensures that Treasury can continuously update its ‘Do Not Pay’ system with deceased individuals’ information, reducing errors and waste in government benefits. It strengthens coordination between federal and state agencies in this effort.

Key provisions

Extends the permanent access of Treasury to Social Security Administration death records.
Ensures ongoing updates to the ‘Do Not Pay’ system with deceased individuals’ information.
Requires the Social Security Administration to provide information to the Do Not Pay system.
Establishes a cooperative arrangement between the Social Security Administration and the agency operating the Do Not Pay system.
Changes the timeframe for data sharing from three years to December 28, 2026.

Who is affected

Social Security Administration (SSA)
Department of the Treasury
Beneficiaries of Social Security benefits
Government agencies
Taxpayers

Notable changes

Extends the current temporary data sharing agreement to a permanent status.
Changes the data sharing timeline from three years to a fixed date (December 28, 2026).

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Legislative history

2025-01-28Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2025-01-28

Introduced in Senate

2025-07-30Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

2025-09-19Senate

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6798)

Passage without roll call

The official record shows passage by unanimous consent or voice vote where no roll call was taken. No member-level tally is available for these steps, and the district map does not apply.

1/12/2026HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
1/12/2026Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
9/19/2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6798)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
9/19/2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

Floor votes and chamber actions

Recorded roll calls list how each member voted. Unanimous consent or voice vote appears in the official action history without a roll call; no member-level tally is available for those steps.

Passage without roll call

1/12/2026HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
1/12/2026Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
9/19/2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6798)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
9/19/2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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Jan 28, 2025XMLView source

119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

S. 269

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

A BILL

To improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

2.Improving coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system

(a)In general

Section 801(a) of title VIII of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:

(7)

by adding at the end the following paragraph:

(11) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the extent feasible, provide information furnished to the Commissioner under paragraph (1) to the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system described in section 3354(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the authorized uses of the Do Not Pay working system through a cooperative arrangement with such agency, provided that the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) are met with respect to such arrangement with such agency..

(b)Conforming amendment

Section 801(b)(2) of title VIII of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is amended by striking on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting on December 28, 2026.

(c)Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on December 28, 2026.

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