Bill shields Social Security and railroad pensions from debt seizure
H.R. 10557 — To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset. · Filed by Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) · 15 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops the government from taking Social Security payments. It also stops the government from taking Railroad Retirement and Black Lung payments. The bill uses these payments to pay off debts people owe. People who get these payments would keep the full amount.
Who it affects
Retirees, railroad workers, and disabled miners get these payments. They would keep their full payments even if they owe money.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which other debts could still take payments, like child support or unpaid taxes.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
15 cosponsors: 15 Democrats.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Social Security — Money the government pays to retirees and disabled people.
- Railroad Retirement — Pension money for workers who worked for railroads.
- Black Lung payments — Money for miners who got sick from coal dust in their lungs.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 25, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,986 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-26.
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