H.R. 5348 · Passed House · Social Welfare

Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025

Sponsor: Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)

What it does

• Directs the Social Security Administration to issue a new Social Security number to a child under 14.
• Applies when the child's Social Security card was lost or stolen in the mail.
• Covers cards that were being mailed to the child.

Official 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.

Latest action

Dec 2, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee: Senate Finance