HR 5345 — 119th Congress

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

Introduced Sep 15, 2025 Open for voting
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Single SSA Contact for Identity Theft Victims

Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to assign a dedicated, specially trained team as a single point of contact for identity theft victims, tracking each case to completion and coordinating across SSA units for faster resolution.

  • Population Scope Low Directly affects only individuals who have experienced Social Security number misuse or lost cards in transmission — a small fraction of the U.S. population.
  • Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this provision.
  • Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory duty on the Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner to establish specific case-handling procedures, binding agency conduct toward a defined class of individuals rather than altering substantive rights or program eligibility.
  • Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Mandatory 'shall establish' language constrains the Commissioner but leaves meaningful operational discretion over how team composition, staffing, and internal coordination procedures are designed and adjusted over time.
  • Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes an internal administrative reorganization obligation on SSA with no new penalties, compliance requirements, or external enforcement mechanisms.
  • Temporal Commitment High Codified as a permanent addition to the Social Security Act, binding SSA indefinitely unless Congress affirmatively repeals it.
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Summary

This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to set up a dedicated single point of contact for people whose Social Security numbers have been misused or whose Social Security cards were lost in the mail. That contact — a specially trained team — must track each victim's case from start to finish and coordinate across SSA units to resolve problems as quickly as possible. The requirement takes effect 180 days after the bill is signed into law.

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Core Policy Mechanism Top 1

Single SSA Contact for Identity Theft Victims

Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to assign a dedicated, specially trained team as a single point of contact for identity theft victims, tracking each case to completion and coordinating across SSA units for faster resolution.

  • Population Scope Low Directly affects only individuals who have experienced Social Security number misuse or lost cards in transmission — a small fraction of the U.S. population.
  • Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this provision.
  • Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory duty on the Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner to establish specific case-handling procedures, binding agency conduct toward a defined class of individuals rather than altering substantive rights or program eligibility.
  • Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Mandatory 'shall establish' language constrains the Commissioner but leaves meaningful operational discretion over how team composition, staffing, and internal coordination procedures are designed and adjusted over time.
  • Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes an internal administrative reorganization obligation on SSA with no new penalties, compliance requirements, or external enforcement mechanisms.
  • Temporal Commitment High Codified as a permanent addition to the Social Security Act, binding SSA indefinitely unless Congress affirmatively repeals it.
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Core Policy Mechanism

Single SSA Contact for Identity Theft Victims