HR1755Referred to Committee

Timely and Accurate Benefits Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
6
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William R. Timmons IV
William R. Timmons IV
Republican · SC · Representative
Votes with party: 97.2% (578 recorded votes)

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

2026-04-29

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would require federal agencies to process and deliver benefits to eligible recipients more quickly and accurately, with specific timelines and quality standards for programs like Social Security, veterans' benefits, and unemployment insurance. It aims to reduce delays that leave people waiting months for payments they're entitled to receive and would hold agencies accountable if they miss deadlines or make errors. Workers, veterans, retirees, and other benefit recipients would see faster access to the money they depend on.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1755 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1755 To require an income verification platform for certain Federal benefit funds, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Timmons (for himself, Ms. Greene of Georgia, and Mr. Fallon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require an income verification platform for certain Federal benefit funds, 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 ``Timely and Accurate Benefits Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS OF STATES; ENHANCED INCOME VERIFICATION PLATFORM REQUIRED. To be eligible to receive Federal funds for a covered Federal benefit program, a State, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall procure, contract, and use an Enhanced Income Verification Platform. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Covered federal benefit program.--The term ``covered Federal benefit program'' means any program administered by the Federal government, or by a State or local government using Federal funds, in which eligibility for benefits, or the amount of benefits, is determined, in whole or in part, based on the income of an individual or household. (2) Enhanced gross income.--The term ``enhanced gross income'' means-- (A) wages, salaries, tips included and not included on pay stubs, and other compensation from all forms of employment, including traditional W-2 employment not provided by existing data sources, contract work, self- employment, and participation in the gig economy; (B) unemployment compensation; (C) Social Security benefits, including retirement, disability, and survivor benefits; (D) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments; (E) interest and dividends; (F) short-term and long-term rental income; (G) royalties; (H) child support and alimony payments received; (I) cash assistance from government programs; (J) regular or recurring gifts or contributions from individuals or organizations; (K) distributions from trusts or estates; (L) any other source of income, whether taxable or non-taxable, that is available to the individual or household to meet their needs, as determined by the Secretary; and (M) other income identified and verified through consumer-permissioned direct access to deposit account transaction data. (3) Enhanced income verification platform.--The term ``Enhanced Income Verification Platform'' means-- (A) services incorporating automated, real-time data matching and analytics to proactively identify and verify potential instances of unreported or underreported enhanced gross income, inconsistent income reporting, or other indicators of potential ineligibility or improper payments; (B) receiving and analyzing applicant-permissioned deposit account transactional data that identifies and verifies sources of enhanced gross income not currently obtained through existing data sources that provide for payroll, new-hire and latent State and Federal tax data, with the option for the claimant to review and attest to the accuracy of the data; and (C) the ability to identify and consolidate overlapping data to avoid double-counting of financial records. (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory and possession of the United States. <all>
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