US Congress House Bill 409 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act Reinstates the 10-year statute of limitations period applicable to the collection of amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset. (This former statute of limitations was repealed effective May 22, 2008.) Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), with respect to overpayments under OASDI or SSAct title XVI (Supplementary Security Income) (SSI), to prevent the recovery of any such overpayments made to or on behalf of individuals under age 18 by shielding such individuals from liability for the repayment of such amounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit any tax refund offset of Social Security overpayments made to or on behalf of a minor (under age 18).

Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act

Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2015-01-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2015-01-20	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-01-20	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-01-20	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-01-20	House	Introduced in House

SB204 (Same As) 2015-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/409/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr409/BILLS-114hr409ih.pdf