Late last week, Senator David Vitter (R-LA) was successful in attaching an amendment to the Senate Homeland Security FY2010 Appropriations Bill that would block the Obama Administration from rescinding the Social Security "No-Match" rule. Just 24 hours earlier, the Department of Homeland Security had released a statement indicating their intent to do away with that rule.

The administration's decision was based upon concern over deficiencies in the rulemaking process that led to federal court intervention blocking its implementation. For more on recent developments regarding the No-Match Rule, please see last week's Inside United Fresh article here.

Senator Vitter's action is not the final word on the matter.  It is still possible for his amendment to be stripped from the bill in conference.  Additionally, it may be possible to complete the rescission of the rule prior to the end of the current fiscal year, thereby alleviating the need to use any FY2010 money.