# 119-hr-2142: Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

119-hr-2142, Social Security Overpayment Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-26).

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- As of: 2026-06-26
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2142
- Congress: 119
- Title: Social Security Overpayment Relief Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**A ten-year limit on Social Security overpayment recovery.** This bill would bar the Social Security Administration from collecting or offsetting any overpayment that occurred 10 or more years before the Commissioner finds the overpayment, and it covers Title II retirement, survivors and disability benefits and Title XVI Supplemental Security Income. - Older beneficiaries: People receiving retirement, survivors, disability benefits, or Supplemental Security Income would not be required to repay or have current benefits reduced for overpayments older than 10 years at the time the agency finds the error. - Social Security Administration: The agency would be limited from recovering or adjusting for long-ago overpayments, changing how old payment errors are handled.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stop old Social Security overpayment collections: benefit, high. If enacted, SSA would be barred from reducing your checks for overpayments older than 10 years. The 10-year clock would count back from when the Commissioner decides you were overpaid. This would stop both benefit offsets and other collections for those old debts. It would cover Social Security ret…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2142 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2142)

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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2142 (as of 2026-06-26).