Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

Bill: 115-s-959
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2017-04-27
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Coal

Debt collection

Disability assistance

Employee benefits and pensions

Mining

Railroads

Social security and elderly assistance

Transportation employees

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2618; text of measure as introduced: CR S2618-2619)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of, and repeal authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 959 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2017 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Warren , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Leahy , and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act . 2. Protecting Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset (a) Prohibition on administrative offset authority (1) Assignment under Social Security Act Section 207 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 407 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, as such subparagraphs were in effect on the date before the date of enactment of the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act , shall be null and void and of no effect. . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231m(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: . The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. . (B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ( 45 U.S.C. 352(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. (b) Repeal of administrative offset authority (1) In general Paragraph (3) of section 3716(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking (3)(A)(i) Notwithstanding and all that follows through any overpayment under such program). ; (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (3). (2) Conforming amendment Paragraph (5) of such section is amended by striking the Commissioner of Social Security and . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any collection by administrative offset occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act of a claim arising before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.