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HR 5345 · in committee · significant

Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

What this bill does

  • The Social Security Administration must assign a dedicated contact person to help victims whose Social Security numbers were misused.
  • Identity theft victims dealing with Social Security issues are affected by this requirement.
  • The bill requires SSA to train staff and coordinate between departments to resolve cases quickly.

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  1. 01

    How would assigning dedicated SSA contacts to identity theft victims change the current process, and what would it cost to implement?

  2. 02

    What evidence shows that identity theft victims currently face barriers when resolving Social Security issues that this bill would address?

  3. 03

    Could SSA resources devoted to dedicated contacts for identity theft cases affect service for other Social Security beneficiaries or applicants?

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David Kustoff

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-02 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)

  4. 2025-12-01 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)

  5. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345.

  6. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)

  7. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-10-31 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.

  9. 2025-10-31 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.

  10. 2025-10-31 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.

  11. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.

  12. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-09-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  14. 2025-09-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-09-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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