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H.R. 5348: Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025
119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-15 · Social Welfare · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Official title
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025
Plain summary
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to issue a new Social Security number to a child under the age of 14 if the child's Social Security card was lost or stolen while being mailed to the child.
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Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · 1 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 306 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5348 (2025-12-01): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- 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).
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5348.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr5348 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills