Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Protects Social Security, Railroad Retirement, and Black Lung benefits from being withheld for debts.

This bill would stop federal agencies from taking money directly out of Social Security, Railroad Retirement, and Black Lung payments to collect certain debts. It would restore protections for recipients of these benefits, ensuring their full payments are received. This change would take effect immediately if the bill becomes law.

What Would Change

Currently, federal agencies can take money directly from Social Security, Railroad Retirement, and Black Lung benefits to collect certain debts, including overpayments. If this bill becomes law, federal agencies would no longer have the power to withhold portions of these benefits for debt collection, ensuring recipients receive their full payments.

Key Provisions

Ends the ability of federal agencies to take money from Social Security benefits to pay debts.
Removes the legal power that allows agencies to withhold portions of Social Security, Railroad Retirement, and Black Lung benefits for debt collection.
Applies these new protections to any debt collection by administrative offset starting on or after the bill becomes law, even for older debts.
Extends these protections to people receiving Railroad Retirement benefits.
Extends these protections to people receiving Railroad Unemployment Insurance benefits.

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Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

What Would Change

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