Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Sponsored By: Representative Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced
Summary
protecting Social Security and related retirement benefits from being taken to repay debts. This bill would bar federal agencies from using administrative offset to recover overpayments from Social Security, Railroad Retirement, and Black Lung benefits and would rewrite statutes that currently allow those offsets.
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- Social Security recipients. Seniors, people on disability, and other Social Security beneficiaries would be shielded from having their checks reduced by administrative offset to repay debts or overpayments.
- Railroad Retirement beneficiaries. The bill would extend the same protection to Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance claimants so their benefits cannot be offset.
- Black Lung claimants. People receiving Black Lung benefits would no longer face administrative-offset collections against those payments.
- Federal collection rules. The bill would void parts of 31 U.S.C. 3716 that authorize offsets for these programs and remove related references so agencies lose that tool for collecting from these benefit streams.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Stop Offsets on Social Security Checks
If enacted, you would not have your Social Security, Railroad Retirement, or Black Lung benefit payments reduced by administrative offset. The bill would nullify parts of 31 U.S.C. 3716 that allowed those offsets and add matching rules for railroad programs. The changes would apply to any offset on or after the date of enactment. They would cover claims arising before, on, or after that date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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