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S. 1666 · 119th Congress

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

IntroducedSocial Welfare
IntroducedMay 7, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, May 7, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. From Iowa: Chuck Grassley sponsors it. It would change 1 section of existing law.

How this bill changes the law

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S. 1666 would change 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (May 20, 2025).

42 U.S.C. 901 Social Security Administration

What the words would change: every change, in place (1)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 42 U.S.C. 901added 714by S. 1666 Sec. 2(a)

    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.

    The bill says: Title VII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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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 or whose Social Security card has been lost in transit. 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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, May 7, 2025).

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What has happened

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  1. May 7, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
  2. May 7, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Bill Cassidy R-LA
  • Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
  • Mike Crapo R-ID
  • Margaret Wood Hassan D-NH
  • Angus S. King, Jr. I-ME
  • James Lankford R-OK
  • Bernard Sanders I-VT
  • Raphael G. Warnock D-GA
  • Ron Wyden D-OR
  • Todd Young R-IN