House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-119
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Became law on Oct 7, 2026.
Official title: 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 15, 2025
- Committee actionSep 17, 2025
- Passed HouseDec 1, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 17, 2026 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2026
- Became lawOct 7, 2026
Latest action: Oct 7, 2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-119.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5345.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-360 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on October 31, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 31, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/360
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5345, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5345
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KUSTOFF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 150, September 15, 2025, Page H4311):Under Article 1, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Congress shall have the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 15, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 316 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5345, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5345
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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Related bills
- S. 1666 (119th) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 3784 (118th) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 3765 (118th) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActCross-Congress related bill
- S. 2392 (118th) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 7274 (117th) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActCross-Congress related bill
- S. 3684 (117th) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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