S. 1576: Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 707.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 707. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 27, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Prohibits any person authorized by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to receive federal retirement payments on behalf of a minor or an individual of legal disability from embezzling or in any manner converting any amounts from such payments to a use other than for the benefit of such minor or individual. Considers any willful neglect or refusal to make and file proper accountings or reports concerning such payments as required by law to be prima facie evidence of the embezzlement or prohibited conversion of such amounts. Prohibits OPM from authorizing a person to receive payments on behalf of a minor or individual of legal disability if that person has been convicted of: (1) a violation of this Act, (2) fraud under the Social Security Act, or (3) misappropriation as a fiduciary under veterans' benefits provisions.

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Official text

Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1576, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 (2015-07-13); CBO cost estimate: S. 1576, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 (2015-11-04)

Cosponsors on this site

Ron Johnson (R-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1576.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1576 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114