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H.R. 2716

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 2716, the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 8, 2025 by Rep. Clay Higgins (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 7, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.

Record

Text

H.R. 2716 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb2716/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2716 IH: Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-08
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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. 2716  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 8, 2025   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-08
  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 Apr 8, 2025

hb2716/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/08/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay Higgins (R) sponsors H.R. 2716, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 2716 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Reported By · Jan 7, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2716, the latest H. Rept. 119-426.

Actions

H.R. 2716 has taken 6 actions since Apr 8, 2025, the latest on Jan 7, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 7, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-426.Ways and Means Committee
Jan 7, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
Dec 10, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldWays and Means Committee
Dec 10, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.Ways and Means Committee
Apr 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House

Votes

H.R. 2716 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2716, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2716 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act — Display Title
  • Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 25 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2716 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. 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 Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Health Issues.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AARP—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AARP11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 25.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW DONNELLY111
ANDREW SCHOLNICK111
APRIL CANTER111
BEVERLY GILYARD111
BLAKE KELLY111
BRENDAN ROSE111
CHAD MULLEN111
CLARK FLYNT-BARR111
CORALETTE HANNON111
ELISA WALKER111
FERNANDO RUIZ111
GIDGET BENITEZ111
GLEN FEWKES111
HOLLY BIGLOW111
JENNIFER JONES111
JOHN CUMMINGS111
JOHN HISHTA111
KATHLEEN FORD111
LAUREN RYAN111
LEIGH PURVIS111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AARPAARP2025 fourth_quarter$5.3M4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2716 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2716’s is Social Welfare.

hr2716/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

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2716 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Disability assistance to Social security and elderly assistance.

hr2716/subjects.txt
Disability assistanceIntergovernmental relationsSocial security and elderly assistance

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2716, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 2716.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''[Page H1508]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com