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H.R. 2999

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Summary

H.R. 2999, the To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that not more than 10 percent of a monthly benefit may be withheld on account of overpayments, was introduced in the House on Apr 24, 2025 by Rep. Dwight Evans (D) with 34 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2999 has 34 co-sponsors.

hb2999/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2999 IH: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that not more than 10 percent of a monthly benefit may be withheld on account of overpayments.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-24
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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. 2999  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 24, 2025   Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania  (for himself,  Ms. DeLauro ,  Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida ,  Mr. Larson of Connecticut ,  Ms. Barragán ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Ms. Dexter ,  Mr. Doggett ,  Ms. Garcia of Texas ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Ms. Sánchez ,  Ms. Sewell ,  Mr. Subramanyam ,  Mr. Suozzi ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Thanedar , and  Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that not more than 10 percent of a monthly benefit may be withheld on account of overpayments.
1.
Withholding for recovery of overpayments
(a)
In general
Subparagraph (A) of section 204(a)(1) of the Social Security Act is amended—
(1)
by striking  With  and inserting
 (i) Subject to clause (ii), with ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(ii)
In the case of a payment to a person of more than the correct amount which the Commissioner does not have reason to believe was due to fraud or similar fault on the part of the individual, the Commissioner may not decrease the amount of a monthly benefit payable to an individual by more than 10 percent of the amount payable, unless such individual requests a higher recovery rate.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall be effective with respect to overpayments under title II of the Social Security Act that are outstanding on or after such date.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-04-24
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that not more than 10 percent of a monthly benefit may be withheld on account of overpayments.

Sponsors

Rep. Dwight Evans (D) sponsors H.R. 2999, and 34 members have co-sponsored it, 21 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2999 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Apr 24, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2999 has taken 2 actions since Apr 24, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 24, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 24, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2999 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 2999.

Titles

H.R. 2999 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that not more than 10 percent of a monthly benefit may be withheld on account of overpayments. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that not more than 10 percent of a monthly benefit may be withheld on account of overpayments. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 3 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2999 in 11 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, Government Issues, Retirement, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Medicare/Medicaid, Agriculture, Arts/Entertainment, Clean Air and Water (quality).

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
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MARIA FREESE15$300K
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE15—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANNE MONTGOMERY115
DAN ADCOCK115
LUCAS WARREN115
MARIA FREESE115
MAX RICHTMAN115
CATHERINE FINNERTY111
CHRISTOPHER BROWN111
DESIREE HOFFMAN111
EDWIN JAYNE111
LAURA MACDONALD111
LINDA BENNETT111
MARC GRANOWITTER111
REBECCA LEVIN111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 second_quarter$770K2nd Quarter - Report
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
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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2999 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2999’s is Social Welfare.

hr2999/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. 2999, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 69 (Thursday, April 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania:H.R. 2999.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H1625]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com