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HR 3659119th CongressIntroduced
Valid Benefits Act
Introduced: May 29, 2025
Social Services
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Valid Benefits Act would require the head of every federal department or agency that provides benefits to individuals aged 105 or older to ensure, on a semiannual basis, that each such beneficiary remains eligible for those benefits. The bill gives agencies authority to issue regulations to implement this requirement and specifies that the verification requirement applies to payments made on or after December 31, 2025. In short, the measure aims to tighten ongoing eligibility checks for an extremely small cohort of elderly benefit recipients, with the goal of ensuring continued entitlement to federal benefits while giving agencies flexibility to define and carry out the verification process.
Key Points
- 1Scope is limited to individuals who are at least 105 years old and who receive federal benefits from a federal department or agency.
- 2Agencies must perform semiannual verification to confirm continued eligibility for these benefits.
- 3Agencies may issue regulations to implement the verification process.
- 4The requirement applies to benefit payments made on or after December 31, 2025 (no retroactive effect before that date).
- 5The bill does not define “federal benefits” or “eligibility” in detail within the text, leaving specifics to potential regulations and program rules.
Impact Areas
Primary: Individuals aged 105 and older who receive federal benefits; the programs administering those benefits.Secondary: Federal agencies that administer benefits (and their compliance/IT systems); taxpayers funding federal benefits via the affected programs.Additional impacts: Potential administrative and regulatory costs for agencies; possible privacy and data-sharing considerations to verify eligibility; potential administrative disruption for beneficiaries if verification processes affect payment timing.
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