Bills · 119th Congress · S. 269

Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Became lawConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by John Kennedy RRepublican, introduced January 28, 2025. Policy area, as Congress files it: Social Welfare.

This bill became Public Law 119-77: see the law

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

5 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
Member	Joined
Gary C. Peters DDemocratOriginal cosponsor	January 28, 2025
Mark R. Warner DDemocrat	February 24, 2025
Joni Ernst RRepublican	March 10, 2025
Margaret Wood Hassan DDemocrat	July 29, 2025
Ashley Moody RRepublican	July 29, 2025

Text

Versions of the text
Version	Date	Our copy
Enrolled Bill	Not published yet	Read our copyThe official file
Engrossed in Senate	September 19, 2025	Read our copyThe official file
Introduced in Senate	January 28, 2025	Read our copyThe official file
Public Law	February 11, 2026	Not checked yetThe official file

Actions

February 10, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-77.
February 10, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-77.
February 10, 2026Signed by President.
February 10, 2026Signed by President.
February 3, 2026Presented to President.
February 3, 2026Presented to President.
January 12, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
January 12, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
January 12, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
January 12, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 269.
January 12, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H634-637)
January 12, 2026Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
October 10, 2025Held at the desk.
October 10, 2025Received in the House.
October 8, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
September 19, 2025Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6798)
September 19, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
September 19, 2025Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6798)
September 19, 2025Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
July 30, 2025Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
January 28, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
January 28, 2025Introduced in Senate

Committees

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)Discharged From, September 19, 2025; Markup By, July 30, 2025; Referred To, January 28, 2025

Hearings

Hearings tied to the law this bill became, from our saved official records.

Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

1 lobbying report name S. 269, for 1 client.

Lobbying reports that name S. 269
Client	Registrant	Amount for the whole quarter	Lobbyists named for this issue	Filed	Report
NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL	NATIONAL POTATO COUNCILSecond quarter of 2026	$72,500reported as expenses	WILLIAM KAM QUARLES MICHAEL ROBERT WENKEL	July 7, 2026	Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name S. 269

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

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Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 6 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.