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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] · D–KS
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-16 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act would require Social Security to offer online appointment scheduling and online applications for specified survivor benefits. People applying for those benefits would have an online scheduling option within 180 days of enactment and a way to submit applications online within one year of enactment.
This Act may be cited as the Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act.
(a) Self-Schedule option Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security (in this Act referred to as Commissioner) shall establish an online portal for individuals filing an application for benefits under subsections (d) through (h) of section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) to schedule appointments related to such applications. (b) Online application Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall develop a method for individuals to file an application for the benefits described in subsection (a) through the online portal described in such subsection.
The Social Security Commissioner would have to establish an online appointment-scheduling portal within 180 days after enactment. It would serve people applying for benefits covered by section 202(d) through (h) of the Social Security Act, for appointments related to their applications.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security (in this Act referred to as Commissioner) shall establish an online portal for individuals filing an application for benefits under subsections (d) through (h) of section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) to schedule appointments related to such applications.
Within one year after enactment, the Commissioner would have to develop a way for people to submit applications for those same benefits through the portal.
(b) Online application Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall develop a method for individuals to file an application for the benefits described in subsection (a) through the online portal described in such subsection.
Within three years after enactment, the Commissioner would have to report to Congress on the portal's development and implementation. The report would cover changes in applications received and processed since implementation, costs or savings attributed to implementation, and changes in fraudulent applications. These are reporting requirements, not findings that savings or fraud reductions would occur.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to Congress a report on the development and implementation of the online portal described in section 2, including— (1) any increase or decrease in the number of applications for benefits under subsections (d) through (h) of section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) received and processed by the Social Security Administration since the date of implementation of such online portal; (2) the costs or savings attributed to implementation of such online portal; and (3) any increase or decrease in the number of fraudulent applications for such benefits since the date of implementation of such online portal.
The bill would authorize Congress to provide whatever funding is necessary to carry it out. It does not specify a dollar amount or itself provide that funding.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 22, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 16, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-22T15:56:38Z. 2026-09-16: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2026-09-16: Introduced in House
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