H.R. 5345 · Where this bill is now
Became law
Public Law 119-119, Oct 7, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySocial Security adds support for identity theft victims
If someone's Social Security account number gets misused or stolen, this bill requires the Social Security Administration to set up a dedicated team to help them. Instead of bouncing around between different departments, a victim would have one main point of contact—a specially trained employee or team—who would stay with their case from start to finish and work with other units to fix the problem quickly.
How it affects you
If your Social Security number is ever stolen or misused, you'd get direct access to a trained specialist who focuses on your case rather than getting transferred around. This would make it easier and faster to resolve the identity theft issues affecting your Social Security account.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 15, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5345
AN ACT
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Sponsor: Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN-8) · Introduced Sep 15, 2025 · Social Welfare · 5 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 7, 2026: “Became Public Law No: 119-119.”