The President signed S. 269 into law on February 10, 2026.
S. 269 is titled the "Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act."
The law permanently allows sharing of death data among authorized entities.
Purpose of the law is to prevent and recover improper payments made to deceased individuals.
Follow Up Questions
What specific information qualifies as "death data" under the law?Expand
The law uses the term broadly to mean the death records and ‘‘information regarding deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner’’ of Social Security — i.e., the SSA death-data file (commonly including name, Social Security number, date of birth and date of death and related identifying data). It does not add a narrower statutory field list; it permits use of the death information SSA already collects and maintains for deceased individuals.