Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act

HR 6237 creates a process for Social Security beneficiaries who missed applying for benefits between January 20, 2025, and January 19, 2029, due to specific hardships like website outages, staffing shortages, or being falsely declared dead. It deems these individuals to have applied on the date they suffered the hardship or when they met all eligibility requirements, whichever came later. The bill also waives disability waiting periods for affected applicants and ensures retroactive payments won’t reduce eligibility for other federal, state, or local benefits. Additionally, it requires a GAO report by July 2029 detailing the impact of Social Security Administration changes during the specified period and recommending repairs.