H.R. 3779: Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-21 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2016

Plain summary

Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits federal departments and agencies from including the Social Security account number of any individual on any document sent by mail unless the department or agency head determines that inclusion of that Social Security number on the document is necessary. Departments and agencies must issue regulations within one year of this bill's enactment that specify the circumstances under which the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on mailed documents is necessary.

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Official text

Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] · 63 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3779, a bill to restrict the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the federal government, and for other purposes (2016-10-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY) and 3 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] reported raising $6.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3779.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3779 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114