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RepublicanSecond Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 3702· Senate(119-SAMDT-3702)

To improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system.

Rep. Kennedy
Age: 75 years
Louisiana
Introduced
9/2/2025
Last activity
10/9/2025 — Amendment SA 3702 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Sponsored by
John Kennedy
Cosponsors
Republican - 0Democrat - 2
Changes amendment
119-SAMDT-3748
On the bill
119-S-2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

This amendment, submitted by Mr. Kennedy, aims to improve coordination between federal and state agencies and the Do Not Pay working system. It proposes changes to the Social Security Act to help prevent improper payments and support the recovery of benefits or payments that were paid improperly.

The amendment adds or changes the following:

  • It requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide information to the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system through a cooperative arrangement, as long as certain requirements are met.

  • It requires the Commissioner of Social Security and the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system to enter into an agreement regarding the proportional share of State death data costs.

  • It prohibits the Commissioner of Social Security from recording a death to a record unless there is clear and convincing evidence that the individual should be presumed deceased.

  • It requires notification to any agency with a cooperative arrangement if there is an error regarding individuals incorrectly identified as deceased.

  • These changes are set to take effect on December 27, 2026.