# 119-hr-3659: Valid Benefits Act

119-hr-3659, Valid Benefits Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3659
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3659
- Congress: 119
- Title: Valid Benefits Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

This bill would require federal agencies that pay benefits to people aged 105 and older to **confirm ongoing eligibility through semiannual checks**. Agency heads could issue regulations to implement the checks and they would apply to benefit payments made on or after December 31, 2025.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Twice-yearly benefit checks for 105+ seniors: cost, low. This bill would require federal agencies to verify, twice a year, that people age 105 or older still qualify for their federal benefits. The checks would apply to payments made on or after December 31, 2025. Agency heads could issue rules on how to run these checks. If eligibility cannot be confirm…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3659 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3659)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9109)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3659 (as of 2025-12-21).