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“Social Security should need strong evidence before adding a shareable death record, and should tell agencies that received the data when it fixes a record for a living person who was wrongly marked dead.”
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“The Social Security Administration should need strong proof before marking someone as dead in shareable records, and should tell partner agencies when it finds that someone was wrongly listed as dead.”
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“Treasury and federal agencies should report to Congress on whether Do Not Pay is accurate, reducing fraud and improper payments, saving money, improving data quality, and being used properly.”
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“Social Security should share certain death information with the federal Do Not Pay system when workable, so agencies can check for payments that may be going to people listed as deceased.”
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“Federal agencies should be able to slow down risky payments before taxpayer money goes out, as long as the checks are fair and focused.”
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“The rules for holding federal payments should be public, updated regularly, and clear enough for agencies and payees to understand.”
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“First-time recipients of at least $50,000 from a federal program should file one report on how they use the money within 180 days, receive notice and help from agencies, lose further payments in that program if they miss the report, and have the reports kept for oversight.”
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“Fraud investigations should not be exposed by payment rules, and federal workers should be protected when they act honestly, but those protections should not erase accountability.”
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“People and organizations should get clear notice, a real chance to correct mistakes, and firm deadlines when the government holds their money.”
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“Federal agencies should check payment details before approving covered payments, including funding, amount, payee identity, account ownership, death records, ineligibility records, and fraud warning signs, with Treasury setting the process and allowing approved exceptions.”
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“Treasury should publicly describe Do Not Pay records, limit how the information is used, share only needed match details when possible, allow some small yes-or-no checks to move faster, and penalize unlawful disclosure.”
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“The death-data sharing changes should start on a delayed future date, and the authority for the sharing program should expire on December 28, 2026 unless it is renewed.”
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