SSA Death Master File Access by Treasury (Improper Payments)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-02-10 — Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act: Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act (enacted) permanently authorizes Treasury access to SSA’s full death data for the Do Not Pay system, imposes a clear-and-convincing evidence standard before SSA records a death, and requires correction procedures shareable with benefit-paying agencies. (novelty: 2)