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Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Official title: To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who are victims of identity theft.
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✓Became Law
Public Law 119-119, October 7, 2026
HousePassed by voice vote
SenatePassed with no objection (unanimous consent)
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees, and must track the individual's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve issues as quickly as possible.
SenateSenate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
House floor actionsMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.
House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Library of CongressIntroduced in House
House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Reserving the right to object, on the merits, there are no substantive objections to this legislation. However, we do have a challenge between the two Chambers of Congress.
Protecting Americans from identity theft is not a partisan issue. This bill provides a simple and commonsense fix to provide victims of identity theft with a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration when their number is lost or compromised.
Specifically, this bill will establish a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for Americans who have had their Social Security numbers lost or stolen. Mr. Speaker, think of it as a one-stop shop for those trying to protect themselves from identity theft.
This bill is only one step in the work we have to do to fight scammers, but it does mark a commonsense step that Americans from across the political spectrum can certainly get behind.
I certainly support H.R. 5345, the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, and of course, this passed the Ways and Means Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support.
I support my colleagues' efforts to support victims of identity theft, including children, and I am a proud cosponsor of this effort. However, I continue to be concerned that the bill's lack of administrative funding to implement the legislation would harm the Agency's ability to serve the American public.
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