I 119THCONGRESS 1 STSESSION H. R. 2142 To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH14, 2025 Ms. M CDONALDRIVET(for herself and Mr. NUNNof 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Over-4 payment Relief Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS. 6 (a) T ITLEII LIMITATION.—Section 204 of the Social 7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404) is amended by adding at 8 the end the following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Mar 27, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2142.IH H2142 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2142 IH ‘‘(h) In any case in which more than the correct 1 amount of payment has been made, there shall be no ad-2 justment of payments to, or recovery by the United States 3 from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or 4 more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner 5 finds that more than the correct amount of payment has 6 been made to such person.’’. 7 (b) T ITLEXVI LIMITATION.—Section 1631(b) of 8 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)) is amended by adding at 9 the end the following: 10 ‘‘(9) In any case in which more than the correct 11 amount of payment has been made, there shall be no ad-12 justment of payments to, or recovery by the United States 13 from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or 14 more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner 15 finds that more than the correct amount of payment has 16 been made to such person.’’. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Mar 27, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2142.IH H2142 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB