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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. SA ́NCHEZ, 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] 


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A BILL 

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Know Your Social Secu5 rity Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO MAIL SOCIAL 

7 SECURITY ACCOUNT STATEMENTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143 of the Social Security 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 

11 following: ‘‘Such statement shall be provided by mail 

12 unless the requesting individual chooses electronic de13 livery for that request.’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘Beginning not later than’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘(A) Beginning not later than’’; 

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘by mail’’ after ‘‘provide’’; 

18 and 

19 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(B) In any case in which an eligible individual de21 scribed in subparagraph (A) responds to an annual inquiry 

22 by the Commissioner relating to the mailing of the individ23 ual’s statement by making an election that such statement 

24 for such year be provided in electronic form only, the reVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5306.RH H5306

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1 quirements of this paragraph shall be deemed to be satisfied 

2 for such year with respect to the individual.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub4 section (a) shall apply with respect to social security ac5 count statements required to be provided after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act. 


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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 

security account statements. clarify the mailing requirement relating to social 

DECEMBER 2, 2020 

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


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