Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

This bill would stop the federal government from using administrative offset to collect debts by withholding part of a person's Social Security, Railroad Retirement, or Black Lung benefits. Administrative offset lets federal agencies take money from federal payments to cover debts a person owes to the government. The bill repeals the parts of federal law that allow these benefits to be offset and applies the same protection to Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance benefits. The change would apply to any offset collection made on or after the bill becomes law, no matter when the debt arose.

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Sponsors

• Ron Wyden Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors