US HB5214 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 18 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-18 - Became Public Law No: 116-126. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-18HouseBecame Public Law No: 116-126. (TXT | PDF)
2020-03-18HouseSigned by President.
2020-03-09HousePresented to President.
2020-03-04SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-03-03SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1444)
2020-02-10SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
2020-02-05HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-05HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H806-807)
2020-02-05HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5214.
2020-02-05HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H806-808)
2020-02-05HouseMrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-12-19HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-11-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2019-11-21HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1430 (Related) 2019-11-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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