Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017
This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to make annual grants to each state's protection and advocacy system for the purpose of conducting reviews of representative payees under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. The SSA must also conduct periodic onsite reviews of individual and organizational payees.
The bill lessens certain monitoring requirements with respect to specified family members who are serving as representative payees.
The bill provides for advance designation of representative payees.
In general, an individual who has been convicted of a felony, or of an attempt or a conspiracy to commit a felony, may not serve as a representative payee.
An individual who has a representative payee may not also serve as a representative payee.
The SSA must report to specified congressional committees on certain issues related to representative payment with respect to SSI and OASDI benefits.
The SSA must: (1) enter into agreements with each state for the purpose of sharing information to identify represented minor beneficiaries who are in foster care; and (2) determine the appropriate representative payee for any represented minor beneficiary who has entered foster care, exited foster care, or changed foster care placement in a given month.
The bill modifies provisions related to overpayment liability with respect to a represented minor beneficiary in foster care.
The Government Accountability Office must report to specified congressional committees on certain issues related to represented minor beneficiaries in foster care.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-13 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-165. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-13 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-03 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-03-23 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-03-23 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1982) | Senate |
| 2018-03-23 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2018-02-06 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2018-02-05 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-05 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 0 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H741-746) | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-05 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H762-763) | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-05 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-05 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4547. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-05 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H741-749) | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-05 | Floor | Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-05 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-05 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |