Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 27, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to appropriate from the Social Security Trust Funds to the Social Security Administration for each fiscal year beginning FY2016 amounts for specified fraud and error prevention activities. Prescribes a formula for the calculation of such amounts, which include fines and civil monetary penalties recovered.
Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) report to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a plan for conducting fraud and error prevention activities; (2) take any necessary actions to ensure that cooperative disability investigations (CDI) units have been established for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories; (3) conduct quality reviews in certain cases with respect to decisions in connection with the application for benefits under this title and SSAct title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI), in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner; (4) report annually to Congress the total number of cases selected for such quality review, the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded, and the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed; and (5) report annually to Congress on the number of work-related continuing disability reviews conducted.
Allows the Commissioner to submit a combined annual report to specified congressional committees of certain information relating to disability benefits.
Increases civil and criminal penalties for specified persons in positions of trust in certain cases of fraud, and requires inflation adjustments every four years for certain civil penalties.
Prohibits the Commissioner, in making any determination with respect to whether an individual is or continues to be under a disability, from considering (except for good cause) any evidence furnished by a physician or other health care provider who has been barred from practice, has been assessed a penalty for the submission of false evidence, or is excluded from participation in any federal health care program..
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to repeal program integrity adjustments after FY2014 to budget authority for continuing disability reviews and redeterminations.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2015 to Jul 22, 2015; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 22, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2015 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 27, 2015 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Mar 18, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E356-357)
- Mar 18, 2015Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E356 | Xavier Becerra D-CA | Mar 18, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 46, March 18, 2015, page H1770.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | PROTECTING THE SAFETY NET FROM WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE185 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jun 3, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve the Social Security Administration's ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Disability and paralysis
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health personnel
- Inflation and prices
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Social Security Administration
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
