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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6237 
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to take actions to provide 
certain individuals who suffered an undue hardship access to benefits 
under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to which such individ-
uals should have been entitled. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 
Mrs. TORRES of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to take ac-
tions to provide certain individuals who suffered an 
undue hardship access to benefits under titles II and 
XVI of the Social Security Act to which such individuals 
should have been entitled. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Repairing Social Secu-
rity After Trump and DOGE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACCESS TO BENEFITS IN CASE OF UNDUE HARD-
SHIP. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT.—In any case in which it is deter-
mined to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Social 
Security that an individual failed as of any date to apply 
for monthly insurance benefits under title II or XVI of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et 
seq.) due to an undue hardship, such individual shall be 
deemed to have applied for such benefits on the later of— 
(1) the date on which such individual suffered 
the undue hardship; or 
(2) the date on which such individual met all 
requirements for entitlement to such benefits (other 
than application therefor). 
(b) REVIEW; APPLICATIONS.—Beginning not later 
than 180 days after January 20, 2029, the Commissioner 
shall— 
(1) take such actions as the Commissioner 
deems appropriate to identify individuals who failed 
as of any date to apply for a monthly insurance ben-
efit as described in subsection (a); and 
(2) establish a program through which individ-
uals may notify the Commissioner that they failed as 
of any date to apply for such a benefit due to an 
undue hardship. 
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(c) UNDUE HARDSHIP DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘undue hardship’’ means, if occurring during the 
period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on 
January 19, 2029, an issue with obtaining a benefit under 
title II or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 
et seq., 1381 et seq.) due to— 
(1) changes in the operations of the Social Se-
curity Administration, including those resulting from 
actions taken by the United States DOGE Service 
(commonly referred to as the Department of Govern-
ment Efficiency or ‘‘DOGE’’), Special Government 
Employee Elon Musk, Trump Administration offi-
cials, or Social Security Administration employees or 
contractors; 
(2) staffing issues, including shortages or 
changes that result in long telephone wait times, un-
answered or disconnected calls, or an inability to 
schedule appointments; 
(3) technical issues, such as issues with logging 
into Social Security websites (including through 
third-party systems such as Login.gov and ID.me) 
or website outages; 
(4) operational issues, including changes that 
require internet access or transportation to appoint-
ments; 
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(5) being falsely declared dead, including being 
placed on the Social Security Death Master File and 
other records described in section 205(r) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)); 
(6) confusion about Social Security rules due to 
misinformation, conflicting information, or lack of 
information; and 
(7) other issues interfering with the ability of 
an individual to apply for or receive benefits, as de-
termined appropriate by the Commissioner. 
(d) WAIVER OF DISABILITY INSURANCE WAITING 
PERIOD.—In determining the month in which an indi-
vidual became entitled to a benefit under section 223 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423), in the case of 
an individual who failed to apply due to an undue hardship 
as described in subsection (a), the matter following para-
graph (E) of such section shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘for each month beginning with the first month during 
all of which the individual is under a disability and in 
which the individual becomes so entitled to such insurance 
benefits and ending’’ for ‘‘(i) for each month beginning 
with the first month after his waiting period (as defined 
in subsection (c)(2)) in which he becomes so entitled to 
such insurance benefits, (ii) in the case of an individual 
who has been medically determined to have amyotrophic 
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lateral sclerosis, for each month beginning with the first 
month during all of which the individual is under a dis-
ability and in which the individual becomes entitled to 
such insurance benefits, or (iii) for each month beginning 
with the first month during all of which he is under a 
disability and in which he becomes so entitled to such in-
surance benefits, but only if he was entitled to disability 
insurance benefits which terminated, or had a period of 
disability (as defined in section 216(i)) which ceased, with-
in the 60-month period preceding the first month in which 
he is under such disability, and ending’’. The preceding 
sentence shall only apply in relation to a period of dis-
ability (as defined in section 216(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
416(i))) of the individual that begins during the period 
beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on January 
20, 2029. 
(e) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
PAID.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, any amount paid 
under titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.) due to the application 
of this Act shall not be taken into account in determining 
the need or eligibility of any person for benefits or assist-
ance, or the amount of such benefits or assistance, under 
any Federal, State, or local program financed in whole or 
in part with Federal funds. 
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