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With Rising Concerns Over Fraud, Taxpayer Protection Legislation to Halt Improper Payments to Dead People Signed Into Law
February 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026:

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With Rising Concerns Over Fraud, Taxpayer Protection Legislation to Halt Improper Payments to Dead People Signed into Law

Today, President Trump signed into law legislation advanced by the Ways and Means Committee to give the U.S. Department of the Treasury permanent access to data that will curb the . . .

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