United StatesSocial Security must provide contact teams for identity theft cases
Social Security must provide trained contact teams for people whose numbers were misused or whose cards were lost while being sent to them, starting 180 days after October 7, 2026.
What it does
Starting 180 days after October 7, 2026, people whose Social Security numbers were misused or whose cards were lost while being sent to them must have a trained contact team until their case is resolved.
Argument forA trained team that tracks each case to completion could help prevent people’s unresolved Social Security problems from being overlooked.
Argument againstChanges in team members could leave people unsure who handles their case, since notice is required only when appropriate.
More detail
Social Security must provide a trained team to track each case through completion and coordinate its resolution. People qualify if their Social Security number was misused or their Social Security card was lost while being sent to them. Team members may change if the agency ensures continuity of case records and history and notifies the person when appropriate. These requirements take effect 180 days after the law’s October 7, 2026, enactment.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Oct 7Signed by President.Became Law
- Oct 7Became Public Law No: 119-119.Minor
- Sep 29Presented to President.To President
- Sep 18Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 17Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.Minor
- Sep 17Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4790)Passed Senate
- 2025
- Dec 2Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Dec 1Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 1Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)
- Dec 1DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345.
- Dec 1Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)Passed House
- Dec 1Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 31Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.
- Oct 31Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
- Sep 17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.
- Sep 15Introduced in House
- Sep 15Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Introduced
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