To direct Federal departments and agencies to verify eligibility for Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of age or older, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3013
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging

Government Operations and Politics

Social security and elderly assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires each federal department or agency that provides federal benefits to individuals 105 years of age or more to ensure, on a semiannual basis, that any such individual remains eligible for those benefits.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To direct Federal departments and agencies to verify eligibility for Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of age or older, and for other purposes.

1. Verification of eligibility for Federal benefits for certain elderly individuals (a) In general The head of each Federal department or agency that provides Federal benefits to individuals who have attained 105 years of age or more shall take appropriate steps to ensure, on a semiannual basis, that each such individual remains eligible for such benefits. (b) Authority To issue regulations The head of each Federal department or agency specified in paragraph (1) may issue regulations to implement this section. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to payments of Federal benefits made on or after December 31, 2020.