H.R. 2142 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Social Security Overpayment Relief Act
Cosponsors: 4 (3 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-03-14
Latest action (2025-03-14): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
What H.R. 2142 does, in plain terms
Social Security Overpayment Relief Act This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from collecting overpayments made in error to Social Security or Supplemental Security Income recipients 10 or more years prior to the discovery of the error by the administration. This prohibition extends to the collection of funds directly from overpaid recipients and to the adjustment of future payments to those recipients.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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