Bill > S2763

This bill, titled the "Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act," proposes several significant changes to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and its operations. The bill aims to protect the agency from potential political interference by restricting access to beneficiary data systems for political appointees and special government employees, except those directly responsible for improving benefit delivery. It mandates the maintenance of existing field and hearing offices, prohibits their closure, and requires the SSA to improve customer service by reducing wait times and expanding online services. The bill also establishes three new offices within the SSA: Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, Transformation, and Analytics, Review, and Oversight, each led by a career appointee with specific responsibilities. Additionally, the legislation provides permanent funding for the SSA's administrative expenses, removes administrative costs from budget calculations, creates state grants to protect the legal rights of SSI and SSDI applicants, and establishes grants for community-based organizations to assist individuals with disabilities in navigating the benefits application process. The bill also modifies policies around overpayment recovery, limiting the monthly benefit reduction to 10% or $10, whichever is greater, and requires the SSA to have clear evidence before recording a death on an individual's record.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2763/all-info