H.R. 1419: The Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015

The Social Security Faud and Error Prevention Act of 2015, introduced by Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Xavier Becerra (D-CA), would provide the Social Security Administration with the most cost-effective tools to combat fraud and errors and guarantee funding to the Social Security Administration’s fraud investigation team.

Other original co-sponsors from the Ways and Means Committee include Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Rep. John Larson (D-CT), and Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL).

Additional Resources:

• Text of the bill
• A short summary of the bill (2 pages) 
• Section-by-section analysis of the bill

One-page fact-sheets on:

• Continuing Disability Reviews
• Pre-payment Reviews
• Cooperative Disability Investigations Units
• Overpayment Collections
• Investigating Fraud
• Prosecuting Fraud
• Fraud Prosecution Project