HR10428Referred to Committee

Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-09-16
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Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
Democrat · KS · Representative
Votes with party: 94.3% (667 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-09-16

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10428 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10428 To modernize the application process for survivors insurance benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2026 Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Evans of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To modernize the application process for survivors insurance benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF APPLICATION PROCESS FOR SURVIVORS INSURANCE BENEFITS. (a) Self-Schedule Option.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security (in this Act referred to as ``Commissioner'') shall establish an online portal for individuals filing an application for benefits under subsections (d) through (h) of section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) to schedule appointments related to such applications. (b) Online Application.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall develop a method for individuals to file an application for the benefits described in subsection (a) through the online portal described in such subsection. SEC. 3. REPORT. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to Congress a report on the development and implementation of the online portal described in section 2, including-- (1) any increase or decrease in the number of applications for benefits under subsections (d) through (h) of section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) received and processed by the Social Security Administration since the date of implementation of such online portal; (2) the costs or savings attributed to implementation of such online portal; and (3) any increase or decrease in the number of fraudulent applications for such benefits since the date of implementation of such online portal. SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. <all>
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