119th Congress · House bill · Last action Sep 17, 2026
H.R. 5345Passed Both ChambersSocial Welfare
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David (R-TN)1 cosponsorIntroduced Sep 15, 2025
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In plain English
The Social Security Administration must designate a single point of contact—a team of specially trained employees—to help individuals whose Social Security account numbers have been misused. This team must track each case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units within the agency to resolve identity theft issues as quickly as possible. Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) sponsored the bill, which passed the Senate by unanimous consent on September 17, 2026.
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-09-15, but the bill text was revised on 2025-12-02T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Senate
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Activity timeline
Sep 17
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)
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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)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)
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Full action log
All 19 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2026
Sep 17
SENATEPassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 17
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 17
SENATESenate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 17
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2025
Dec 2
SENATEReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 1
HOUSEMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 1
HOUSEOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)
Dec 1
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)
Dec 1
HOUSEDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345.
Dec 1
HOUSEConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)
Dec 1
HOUSEMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 31
HOUSEPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
Oct 31
HOUSEReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.
Oct 31
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.
Sep 17
HOUSEOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.
Sep 17
HOUSECommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 15
HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 15
Introduced in House
Sep 15
Introduced in House
All 1 cosponsor
0 Democrats · 1 Republican
Republicans (1)
Malliotakis, NicoleNY-11
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