US Congress House Bill 2543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-07 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget shall develop guidance for federal agencies that collect death data, and the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services shall jointly develop a plan to assist and states, local agencies, and Indian tribes in providing the data.

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]	Rep. Bryan Steil [R-WI]	Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]
Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-07	House	Introduced in House

SB1333 (Same As) 2019-06-25 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
SB4104 (Related) 2020-07-01 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2543/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2543/BILLS-116hr2543ih.pdf