PHOTO RELEASE: Senator Moody’s Bill to End Washington Waste, Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Stop Government Payments to Deceased People Signed into Law by President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Senator Ashley Moody and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined President Donald Trump at the White House for the signing of their bipartisan Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act that will save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to individuals who have passed away. Joining the senators on the bill are Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.).

Senator Ashley Moody said, "As stewards of our fellow taxpayers' dollars, we owe it to them to be sure their hard-earned money is well spent and NOT WASTED. The Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which permanently codifies coordination between the Department of Treasury and Social Security Administration to eliminate payments to dead people, has now been signed into law by President Trump! This is a step in the right direction for ending waste, fraud and abuse running rampant in Washington."

To read the full bill text, click here.

The Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act would permanently allow the SSA to share the Death Master File with the Treasury Department's Do Not Pay system. This change would rein in the government's ability to make improper payments to deceased people in the future.

This bill would also allow the Treasury's Do Not Pay system to compare death information from the SSA with personal information from other federal entities, and to share this information with any paying or administering agency authorized to use the Do Not Pay system.

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