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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5306 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 506
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5306

                          [Report No. 116-616]

  To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing 
      requirement relating to social security account statements.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2019

Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

                            December 2, 2020

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
  Illinois, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. 
Reed, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Brendan F. 
  Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Wild, Mrs. 
  Napolitano, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Kind, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
 Carter of Texas, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Golden, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, 
Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
Brindisi, Mr. Steube, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Soto, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
 Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Missouri, 
Mrs. Miller, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Crist, and Mr. 
                              Butterfield

                            December 2, 2020

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           December 5, 2019]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing 
      requirement relating to social security account statements.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Know Your Social Security Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO MAIL SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT 
              STATEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1143 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b-13) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following: ``Such statement shall be provided by mail unless 
        the requesting individual chooses electronic delivery for that 
        request.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``Beginning not later than'' and 
                inserting ``(A) Beginning not later than'';
                    (B) by inserting ``by mail'' after ``provide''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) In any case in which an eligible individual described in 
subparagraph (A) responds to an annual inquiry by the Commissioner 
relating to the mailing of the individual's statement by making an 
election that such statement for such year be provided in electronic 
form only, the requirements of this paragraph shall be deemed to be 
satisfied for such year with respect to the individual.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to social security account statements required to be 
provided after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 506

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5306

                          [Report No. 116-616]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing 
      requirement relating to social security account statements.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 2, 2020

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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