# 116-hr-7696: Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act

116-hr-7696, Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7696
- Congress: 116
- Title: Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2020-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to ensure that Social Security death records are integrated into databases used by Treasury to verify taxpayer eligibility for payments, including tax refunds.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7696 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7696)

## Related
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7696 (as of 2025-11-18).