H.R. 5345: Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-15 · Social Welfare · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-119.

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

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Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act This act requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security number has been misused or whose Social Security card has been lost in transport. The point of contact must track cases to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as quickly as possible. The point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees. Staffing may change provided there are procedures in place to ensure continuity of records and notify affected individuals when appropriate.

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

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5345.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5345 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills