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Adds a new subsection (h) to prohibit adjustment or recovery of overpayments that occurred 10 or more years before the date the Commissioner finds an overpayment.
Adds a new paragraph (9) to section 1631(b) to prohibit adjustment or recovery of overpayments that occurred 10 or more years before the date the Commissioner finds an overpayment.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced March 14, 2025 by Kristen McDonald Rivet · Last progress March 14, 2025
Sets a 10‑year limit on Social Security and SSI overpayment collections. If an overpayment happened 10 or more years before the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines it occurred, the government may not reduce current benefits or otherwise recover that debt.
This protects people from collections on very old mistakes, while leaving the SSA’s ability to recover recent overpayments (within 10 years) unchanged. It applies to retirement, survivor, and disability benefits (Title II) and to Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI).
