# 119-s-269: Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

119-s-269, Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-269
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Strengthens cross‑agency data sharing between the Social Security Administration and the Do Not Pay (DNP) working system to prevent improper payments.** It also raises the evidentiary standard for recording deaths and sets rules for sharing state death-data costs. - Beneficiaries: SSA cannot record a death in its records unless there is "clear and convincing" evidence. - States: Requires interagency agreements that cover each State's proportional share of death-data costs and gives those agreements periodic review rights. - Federal agencies and program integrity: SSA must share authorized information with the Do Not Pay system to help prevent and recover improper payments and must notify cooperating agencies when death-related errors occur. These provisions take effect on December 27, 2026.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger death record checks for Social Security: benefit, low. Beginning December 27, 2026, Social Security shares death data with the government's Do Not Pay system to stop improper payments and recover money paid by mistake. Sharing follows required privacy rules. Social Security and that system must agree on how to split State death data costs, and they can…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-269 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/269)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-269 (as of 2026-07-29).