H.R. 5509 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to limit the rate at which overpayments of SSI benefits may be recovered through adjustments in future benefits, where the overpayments involved were not the fault of the recipients.

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Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to limit any reduction in future SSI payments levied because of past overpayments to the larger of 25 percent (of the future payment) or $10, where the overpayments involved were not the fault of the recipients.

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1982-02-10
Introduced in House
1982-02-10
Introduced in House
1982-02-10
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
1982-02-17
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
1982-03-25
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1982-04-21
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1982-04-22
Subcommittee Hearings Held.

A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to limit the rate at which overpayments of SSI benefits may be recovered through adjustments in future benefits, where the overpayments involved were not the fault of the recipients.

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