Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act adds a new section 714 to title VII of the Social Security Act. Within 180 days, the Commissioner of Social Security must establish procedures ensuring that an individual whose Social Security number has been misused, including to fraudulently obtain title II, VIII, or XVI benefits, affect SSA records, or prompt a request for a new number, has a single point of contact at SSA throughout the case. The engrossed version also covers individuals whose Social Security card was lost while being transmitted to them.
The single point of contact may be a team or subset of specially trained SSA employees. That team must be able to coordinate with other SSA units, remain accountable until the case is resolved, track the case to completion, preserve continuity of records and case history when staff change, and notify the individual when appropriate.
Who Benefits and How
Identity theft victims, people whose Social Security numbers were misused, Social Security beneficiaries with fraudulent claims in their records, Supplemental Security Income recipients, Special Veterans Benefits recipients, individuals requesting new Social Security numbers, people whose Social Security cards were lost in transit, and consumer advocates benefit because each case gets a tracked SSA contact instead of being bounced across disconnected units.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Social Security Administration field offices, SSA identity-theft specialists, SSA records units, SSA benefits-fraud teams, the Commissioner of Social Security, and SSA training managers bear compliance burdens because they must create procedures, train staff, coordinate across units, maintain case history, track resolution, and notify affected individuals within the new process.
Key Provisions
- Requires SSA to provide a single point of contact for individuals whose Social Security numbers are misused.
- Expands the contact process to people whose Social Security cards were lost in transmission.
- Requires trained SSA employee teams to coordinate with other units and remain accountable until case resolution.
- Requires continuity of records and case history when the team or subset changes.
- Requires SSA to notify the affected individual when appropriate.
- Provides a 180-day implementation period.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires SSA to provide a single point of contact for people whose Social Security numbers have been misused or whose Social Security cards were lost in transmission, using trained employee teams that track cases to completion, coordinate across SSA units, preserve case history, and notify individuals when appropriate.
Key Policy Areas
Social Security, Identity Theft, Consumer Protection, Government Services
Primary Purpose
Requires SSA to provide a single point of contact for people whose Social Security numbers have been misused or whose Social Security cards were lost in transmission, using trained employee teams that track cases to completion, coordinate across SSA units, preserve case history, and notify individuals when appropriate.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Identity theft victims
- People whose Social Security numbers were misused
- Social Security beneficiaries
- Supplemental Security Income recipients
- Special Veterans Benefits recipients
- Individuals requesting new Social Security numbers
- People whose Social Security cards were lost in transit
- Consumer advocates
Identified Costs
- Social Security Administration field offices
- SSA identity-theft specialists
- SSA records units
- SSA benefits-fraud teams
- Commissioner of Social Security
- SSA training managers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass …
Additional sponsor: Ms. Malliotakis
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Identity theft victims, People whose Social Security cards were lost in transit, People whose Social Security numbers were misused
SSA benefits-fraud teams, SSA identity-theft specialists, SSA records units
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "ssa"
- → Social Security Administration
- "ssn"
- → Social Security number
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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