H.R. 5345 · Passed both chambers · Social Welfare

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

Sponsor: David Kustoff (R-TN)

What it does

• Require the Social Security Administration to designate a single point of contact for individuals whose Social Security account numbers have been misused.
• Mandate that the single point of contact consist of specially trained employees dedicated to tracking cases to completion.
• Direct the point of contact to coordinate with other specialized units within SSA to resolve identity theft issues as quickly as possible.

Official summary

Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees, and must track the individual's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve issues as quickly as possible.

Latest action

Sep 29, 2026: Presented to President.

Committee: Senate Finance