United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HR 5345 — Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced September 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The text now includes a line indicating that H.R. 5345 has been referred in the Senate, specifically stating the date it was received and the committee to which it was referred. Additionally, a line that indicated the bill was engrossed in the House has been removed. This change clarifies the bill's current status in the legislative process and its movement from the House to the Senate.

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5345 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
5345 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
5345 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who are victims of identity theft.
5345 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 2, 2025 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who are victims of identity theft.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
R.
5345 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who are victims of identity theft.
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What Congress says this changes

H. Rept. 119-360

Published by the reporting committee Not generated — this is the committee's own “Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported”.

Text to be removed appears in [brackets]. Newly inserted text is italicised in the official report and cannot be marked in this plain-text rendition — read the official PDF ↗ for the authoritative formatting. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

 A. Changes in Existing Law Proposed by the Bill, as Reported

 Pursuant to clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the 
bill, as reported, are shown as follows.

 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

 In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

 SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

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TITLE VII--ADMINISTRATION

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SEC. 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS.

 (a) In General.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
establish and implement procedures to ensure that any 
individual whose social security account number has been 
misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits under title 
II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, or in a manner that affects an 
individual's records at the Social Security Administration, or 
in a manner that prompts the individual to request a new social 
security account number) or whose Social Security card has been 
lost in the course of transmission to the individual has a 
single point of contact at the Social Security Administration 
throughout the resolution of the individual's case. The single 
point of contact shall track the individual's case to 
completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as 
quickly as possible.
 (b) Single Point of Contact.--
 (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
 single point of contact shall consist of a team or 
 subset of specially trained employees who--
 (A) have the ability to coordinate with other 
 units to resolve the issues involved in the 
 individual's case, and
 (B) shall be accountable for the case until 
 its resolution.
 (2) Team or subset.--The employees included within 
 the team or subset described in paragraph (1) may 
 change as required to meet the needs of the Social 
 Security Administration, provided that procedures have 
 been established to--
 (A) ensure continuity of records and case 
 history, and
 (B) notify the individual when appropriate.

 * * * * * * *

 VII. ADDITIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL VIEWS

Source: H. Rept. 119-360 · govinfo

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

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

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  5. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.

  6. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.

  7. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.

  8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.

  9. Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  10. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)

  11. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345.

  12. 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)

  13. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)

  14. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  15. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 5345?
HR 5345 is sponsored by Kustoff, David (Republican) and Malliotakis, Nicole (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 5345?
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