Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act

This bill says that if the Social Security Commissioner finds a person did not apply for Social Security or SSI benefits because of an "undue hardship" between January 20, 2025, and January 19, 2029, the person is treated as having applied on an earlier date. Undue hardship includes problems such as agency operational changes, including those tied to DOGE, staffing shortages, website or login problems, being wrongly listed as dead, and confusing information. Starting within 180 days after January 20, 2029, the Commissioner must look for affected people and set up a way for people to report that they were affected. For affected people, the bill waives the disability insurance waiting period, and payments made under the bill would not count when deciding eligibility for other federally funded programs. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on Social Security Administration changes made from 2025 to 2029.

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Sponsors

• Norma J. Torres Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors