United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 151 D cosponsors

HR 1877 — Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 151 sponsors

    1 primary, 150 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (151 D).

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In plain language

The bill restricts access to Social Security beneficiary data by political appointees and imposes penalties for breaches.

This bill prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing Social Security beneficiary data systems. It also establishes civil penalties for unauthorized access or disclosure of beneficiary information.

Summary

Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data ActThis bill prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing Social Security data systems that contain personally identifiable information about Social Security beneficiaries.Specifically, political appointees and special government employees may not access systems maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that issue or record Social Security account numbers, that are used to determine eligibility for or to pay Social Security benefits, or that otherwise contain personally identifiable information about individuals receiving or applying for benefits. The bill also establishes a civil right of action for an individual whose information was negligently accessed or disclosed in violation of these provisions. The individual may bring suit against the United States if the violator was a U.S. employee or officer, or against the violator if they were not a U.S. employee or officer. Such a claim must be brought within two years of the affected individual’s discovery of the violation. Upon a finding of liability, defendants are liable for specified monetary damages. If an individual is criminally charged or subject to proposed disciplinary or adverse action by a federal or state agency for having accessed or disclosed information in violation of these provisions, SSA must notify the individual whose information was accessed or disclosed of the violation as soon as practicable. Finally, the bill requires the SSA Office of the Inspector General to investigate and report to Congress on any unauthorized access to or disclosure of information in a beneficiary data system.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to prohibit political appointees and special government employees from accessing beneficiary data systems and establishes civil penalties for unauthorized disclosures or access to such information.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1306

    (h) Access by Political Appointees and Special Government Employees.--(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other subsection of this section, an individual who is a political appointee (as that term is defined in section 4(a) of the Edward 'Ted' Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 3101 note)) or a special government employee (as that term is defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code) may not access a beneficiary data system.

    It prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing beneficiary data systems.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1306

    (i) Civil Penalties.--(1) In general.--(A) Disclosure or access by employee of united states.--If any officer or employee of the United States negligently discloses or accesses any information that pertains to an individual in violation of any provision of subsection (a) or (h), such individual may bring a civil action for damages against the United States in a district court of the United States.

    It establishes civil penalties for officers or employees of the United States who negligently disclose or access individual information.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1306

    (j) Investigation and Report.--(1) Investigation.--The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall investigate each disclosure in violation of subsection (a) and each access of a beneficiary data system in violation of subsection (h).

    It mandates investigations by the Inspector General for violations related to beneficiary data access.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 150 co-sponsors · 396 not signed on

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Not signed on (396)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1877 do?
Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data ActThis bill prohibits political appointees and special government employees from accessing Social Security data systems that contain personally identifiable information about Social Security beneficiaries.Specifically, political appointees and special government employees may not access systems maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that issue or record Social Security account numbers, that are used to determine eligibility for or to pay Social Security benefits, or that otherwise contain personally identifiable information about individuals receiving or applying for benefits. The bill also establishes a civil right of action for an individual whose information was negligently accessed or disclosed in violation of these provisions. The individual may bring suit against the United States if the violator was a U.S. employee or officer, or against the violator if they were not a U.S. employee or officer. Such a claim must be brought within two years of the affected individual’s discovery of the violation. Upon a finding of liability, defendants are liable for specified monetary damages. If an individual is criminally charged or subject to proposed disciplinary or adverse action by a federal or state agency for having accessed or disclosed information in violation of these provisions, SSA must notify the individual whose information was accessed or disclosed of the violation as soon as practicable. Finally, the bill requires the SSA Office of the Inspector General to investigate and report to Congress on any unauthorized access to or disclosure of information in a beneficiary data system.
Who sponsors HR 1877?
HR 1877 is sponsored by Larson, John B. (Democratic), Neal, Richard E. (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Sorensen, Eric (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Riley, Josh (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Matsui, Doris O. (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Plaskett, Stacey E. (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Morrison, Kelly (Democratic), Tran, Derek (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Costa, Jim (Democratic), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Torres, Norma J. (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Fields, Cleo (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), Pelosi, Nancy (Democratic), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), McDonald Rivet, Kristen (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), Bynum, Janelle S. (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Hernández, Pablo Jose (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Cisneros, Gilbert Ray (Democratic), and Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic).
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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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