{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-886","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":886,"title":"Beat Bad Bureaucrats Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-31","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"R000619","fullName":"Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]","party":"R","state":"OH","district":6}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Commerce","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Beat Bad Bureaucrats Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration (SBA) from garnishing Social Security payments to victims of identity theft on account of certain delinquent SBA loans obtained fraudulently during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the SBA may not garnish an individual’s Social Security payments related to a covered loan if (1) the individual’s name was used to fraudulently obtain the loan, and (2) the individual has reported the identity theft to the SBA. Under the bill, <em>covered loans</em> are Disaster Loans granted in response to COVID-19 between January 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021&nbsp;(e.g.,&nbsp;Economic Injury Disaster Loans) and loans granted under the Paycheck Protection Program. The prohibition on garnishment does not apply if the SBA determines that an individual is not a victim of identity theft.&nbsp;</p><p>Further, the SBA must post instructions on how to report identity theft on its public&nbsp;website and include them in the written notice provided to delinquent borrowers before garnishing their pay.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2025-03-24T19:10:56Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":364,"ts":"2026-04-15T03:44:11.064Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Beat%20Bad%20Bureaucrats%20Act"}]}}