H.R. 5866, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Summary
H.R. 5866 was introduced in the House of Representatives on November 4, 2021 by Mr. Grijalva (for himself and others) and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. It is a bill to restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset. Section 2 amends section 207 of the Social Security Act by adding a new subsection. The text applies to any collection by administrative offset occurring on or after the date of enactment of a claim arising before, on, or after that date.
Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used
- Issuer
- Congressional materials
- Document type
- Bills Bills 117Hr5866Ih Bills 117Hr5866Ih
- Case
- Bills Bills 117Hr5866Ih Bills 117Hr5866Ih
Cite this document
“H.R. 5866, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act.”
Original at www.govinfo.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/bills-bills-117hr5866ih-bills-117hr5866ih/
, SHA-256 71d1b4348e2ba8f7c7a1f4afd21be297cc42819b1802aa41aa8ebded514deb46.Full text
I
117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 5866
To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black
Lung benefits from administrative offset.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LEVIN of Michi-
gan, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SAN
NICOLAS, and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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
A BILL
To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retire-
ment, and Black Lung benefits from administrative off-
set.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Social
5 Security Benefits Restoration Act’’.
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:15 Nov 08, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5866.IH H5866
2
1 SEC. 2. PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY, RAILROAD RE-
2 TIREMENT, AND BLACK LUNG BENEFITS
3 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET.
4 (a) PROHIBITION ON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AU-
5 THORITY.—
6 (1) ASSIGNMENT UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY
7 ACT.—Section 207 of the Social Security Act (42
8 U.S.C. 407) is amended by adding at the end the
9 following new subsection:
10 ‘‘(d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section
11 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, as such sub-
12 paragraphs were in effect on the date before the date of
13 enactment of the Protection of Social Security Benefits
14 Restoration Act, shall be null and void and of no effect.’’.
15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
16 (A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retire-
17 ment Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)) is
18 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘.
19 The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social
20 Security Act shall apply with respect to this
21 title to the same extent as they apply in the
22 case of title II of such Act.’’.
23 (B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unem-
24 ployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(e)) is
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
25 amended by adding at the end the following:
26 ‘‘The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social
•HR 5866 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:15 Nov 08, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5866.IH H5866
3
1 Security Act shall apply with respect to this
2 title to the same extent as they apply in the
3 case of title II of such Act.’’
4 (b) REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AUTHOR-
5 ITY.—
6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section
7 3716(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
8 ed—
9 (A) by striking ‘‘(3)(A)(i) Notwith-
10 standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘any
11 overpayment under such program).’’;
12 (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and
13 (D); and
14 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
15 paragraph (3).
16 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5)
17 of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the Commis-
18 sioner of Social Security and’’.
19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
20 this section shall apply to any collection by administrative
21 offset occurring on or after the date of enactment of this
22 Act of a claim arising before, on, or after the date of en-
23 actment of this Act.
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
Æ
•HR 5866 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:15 Nov 08, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5866.IH H5866
File and source
- File
- BILLS_bills-117hr5866ih_bills-117hr5866ih.pdf
- Size
- 231,894 bytes
- SHA-256
- 71d1b4348e2ba8f7c7a1f4afd21be297cc42819b1802aa41aa8ebded514deb46
- Original
- www.govinfo.gov