Senate bill ends government payments to dead Americans

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.)’s Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which would save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to individuals who have passed away.Kennedy’s original bipartisan law established key provisions to curb erroneous government payments to deceased in...

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