U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5532: Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
A bill to restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.
What the bill says
To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act . SECTION 2. Protecting Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset (a) Prohibition on administrative offset authority (1) Assignment under Social Security Act Section 207 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 407 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, as such subparagraphs were in effect on the date before the date of enactment of the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act , shall be null and void and of no effect. . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231m(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: . The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. . (B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ( 45 U.S.C. 352(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The …
Sponsors
- Wyden, Ron (D, SD-OR) · primary sponsor
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D)
- Warren, Elizabeth (D)
- Murray, Patty (D)
- Gillibrand, Kirsten (D)
- Van Hollen, Chris (D)
- Bernard Sanders (I, SD-VT)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB5532?
- SB5532 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act.
- What does SB5532 do?
- In its own words: To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.
- What is the status of SB5532?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5532?
- Wyden, Ron (D, SD-OR), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5532?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5532
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