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H.R. 2142

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Summary

H.R. 2142, the Social Security Overpayment Relief Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 14, 2025 by Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2142 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb2142/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2142 IH: Social Security Overpayment Relief Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2142  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Social Security Overpayment Relief Act  .
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.
 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 14, 2025

hb2142/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/14/2025)

Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from collecting overpayments made in error to Social Security or Supplemental Security Income recipients 10 or more years prior to the discovery of the error by the administration. This prohibition extends to the collection of funds directly from overpaid recipients and to the adjustment of future payments to those recipients.

Sponsors

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) sponsors H.R. 2142, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2142 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 14, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2142 has taken 2 actions since Mar 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2142 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2142, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2142 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Social Security Overpayment Relief Act — Display Title
  • Social Security Overpayment Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2142 in 16 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Retirement, Government Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Agriculture, Education, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENon-profit membership organizationDistrict of Columbia210$300K
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES—District of Columbia14—
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS' REPRESENTATIVESprofessional associationDistrict of Columbia12$100K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MARIA FREESE15$300K
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE15—
THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES14—
162 STRATEGIES12$100K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANNE MONTGOMERY115
DAN ADCOCK115
LUCAS WARREN115
MARIA FREESE115
MAX RICHTMAN115
BRITTANY OWENS114
DARCY MILBURN114
JULIE WARD114
KIM MUSHENO114
MICHAEL NAGEL114
ROBYN LINSCOTT114
DAVID CAMP112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2026 second_quarter$210K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2025 third_quarter$210K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2026 first_quarter$190K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2025 fourth_quarter$190K4th Quarter - Report
ARC OF THE UNITED STATESTHE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES2025 second_quarter$90K2nd Quarter - Report
ARC OF THE UNITED STATESTHE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES2025 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAREMARIA FREESE2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAREMARIA FREESE2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAREMARIA FREESE2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAREMARIA FREESE2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAREMARIA FREESE2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS' REPRESENTATIVES162 STRATEGIES2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS' REPRESENTATIVES162 STRATEGIES2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
ARC OF THE UNITED STATESTHE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
ARC OF THE UNITED STATESTHE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2142 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2142’s is Social Welfare.

hr2142/policy-areas.txt
Social WelfareAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2142, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. McDONALD RIVET:H.R. 2142.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8[Page H1163]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com