Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5214
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a representative payee (i.e., a person designated to receive payments on behalf of a minor, a mentally incompetent individual, or an individual under other legal disability) from embezzling or converting the amounts received from certain retirement funds.
 
If the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) determines that a representative payee has embezzled or converted payments from the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System for a use other than the benefit of the individual on whose behalf such payments were received, OPM shall (1) revoke the certification for payment of benefits to the representative payee, and (2) certify payment to another representative payee or to the individual. 

action_date: 2020-02-05
text: 

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a representative payee (i.e., a person designated to receive payments on behalf of a minor, a mentally incompetent individual, or an individual under other legal disability) from embezzling or converting the amounts received from certain retirement funds.
 
If the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) determines that a representative payee has embezzled or converted payments from the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System for a use other than the benefit of the individual on whose behalf such payments were received, OPM shall (1) revoke the certification for payment of benefits to the representative payee, and (2) certify payment to another representative payee or to the individual. 

action_date: 2020-03-03
text: 

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a representative payee (i.e., a person designated to receive payments on behalf of a minor, a mentally incompetent individual, or an individual under other legal disability) from embezzling or converting the amounts received from certain retirement funds.
 
If the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) determines that a representative payee has embezzled or converted payments from the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System for a use other than the benefit of the individual on whose behalf such payments were received, OPM shall (1) revoke the certification for payment of benefits to the representative payee, and (2) certify payment to another representative payee or to the individual. 

action_date: 2020-03-18
text: 

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a representative payee (i.e., a person designated to receive payments on behalf of a minor, a mentally incompetent individual, or an individual under other legal disability) from embezzling or converting the amounts received from certain retirement funds.
 
If the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) determines that a representative payee has embezzled or converted payments from the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System for a use other than the benefit of the individual on whose behalf such payments were received, OPM shall (1) revoke the certification for payment of benefits to the representative payee, and (2) certify payment to another representative payee or to the individual. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Became Public Law No: 116-126.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Became Public Law No: 116-126.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-03-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1444)
action_date: 2020-03-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H806-807)
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5214.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H806-808)
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-126