H.R. 624: Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-24 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Signed by President.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 24, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) prohibits federal agencies (including legislative and judicial branch agencies, with specified exceptions) from including any individual's Social Security account number on any document sent by mail unless the agency head determines that such inclusion is necessary; and (2) requires agencies that have Chief Financial Officers to issue regulations, within five years of this bill's enactment, that specify the circumstances under which such inclusion is necessary.

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Official text

Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] · 33 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 624, Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (2017-02-24)

Cosponsors on this site

David P. Joyce (R-OH), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA)

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 (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr624.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr624 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115