119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 15, 2025
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Oct 7, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-119.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Social Welfare
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Public Law (Oct 7, 2026) · 2 versions published
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Became Public Law No: 119-119.
Became Public Law No: 119-119.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4790)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Computer security and identity theft · Executive agency funding and structure · Social Security Administration
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
7 citations.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…l Security beneficiaries personal information. Social Security Administration. The Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (S. 1666/H.R. 5345): Proposal to improve Social Security's service to victims of identity theft by requiring the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of conta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: MARIA FREESE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…l Security beneficiaries personal information. Social Security Administration. The Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (S. 1666/H.R. 5345): Proposal to improve Social Security's service to victims of identity theft by requiring the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of conta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…curity beneficiaries personal information. Social Security Administration. The Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (S. 1666 and H.R. 5345): Proposal to improve Social Security's service to victims of identity theft by requiring the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of conta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: MARIA FREESE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…curity beneficiaries personal information. Social Security Administration. The Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (S. 1666 and H.R. 5345): Proposal to improve Social Security's service to victims of identity theft by requiring the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of conta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$3,830,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act. H.R.6084, the ERISA Litigation Reform Act. S.1234/HR 2540, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act. S.1504/HR 5284, the Claiming Age Clarity Act. S. 1666/HR 5345, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act. H.R. 5348, the Social Security Child Protection Act. H.R. 3695, the Social Security A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$5,300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…of 2025. HR 5893, the Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements (GUARD) Act of 2025. S. 1504/HR 5284, Claiming Age Clarity Act of 2025. S. 1666/HR 5345, Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2025. HR 5348, Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025. S. 3078/HR 6193, the Socia…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Retirement
$3,810,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1234/H.R. 2540, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act of 2025. S. 1504/H.R. 5284, the Claiming Age Clarity Act of 2025. S. 1666/H.R. 5345, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2025. H.R. 5348, the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025. S. 5178, the Soc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing