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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1547 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Commissioner 
of Social Security when there is a change to the citizenship status, 
status under the immigration laws, or work authorization status of an 
individual to whom a social security account number has been issued, 
and to require that an individual be a citizen or national of the United 
States to receive benefits under the Social Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2025 
Mr. VAN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the 
Commissioner of Social Security when there is a change 
to the citizenship status, status under the immigration 
laws, or work authorization status of an individual to 
whom a social security account number has been issued, 
and to require that an individual be a citizen or national 
of the United States to receive benefits under the Social 
Security Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security for 
Americans Reform Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘SSA Reform Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION 
REGARDING 
CHANGES 
IN 
STATUS 
UNDER THE IMMIGRATION LAWS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the 
Commissioner of Social Security not later than 180 days 
after there is a change to the citizenship status, status 
under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in 
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101)), or work authorization status of an indi-
vidual to whom a social security account number has been 
issued. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Beginning on the date that is one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Com-
missioner of Social Security shall jointly submit to Con-
gress a report that includes, for the previous 1-year pe-
riod, the following: 
(1) The number of notifications under section 2 
related to— 
(A) changes in citizenship status; 
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(B) changes in status under the immigra-
tion laws (as such term is defined in section 
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101)); and 
(C) changes in work authorization status. 
(2) The average amount of time it took the Sec-
retary to notify the Commissioner after a status 
change. 
(3) Any challenges or barriers faced during the 
notification process and recommendations for im-
proving the notification process. 
(4) The effectiveness of the notifications in pre-
venting fraud and misuse of social security account 
numbers, including data on any fraudulent activities 
detected as a result of, or in part because of, the no-
tifications, and any corrective actions taken. 
(5) The coordination between the Department 
of Homeland Security and the Social Security Ad-
ministration, detailing— 
(A) how data is shared, managed, and se-
cured; and 
(B) best practices, areas for improvement, 
and the impact of data sharing on service effi-
ciency. 
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SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF BENEFITS UNDER THE SOCIAL SE-
CURITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of 
the Social Security Act or title IV of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), for any month in which an indi-
vidual is not a citizen or national of the United States, 
such individual shall not be entitled to any benefit de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) BENEFITS.—A benefit described in this sub-
section is— 
(1) an old-age, survivors, or disability insurance 
benefit under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.); 
(2) benefits under the Medicare program under 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.); 
(3) benefits under a State plan (or waiver of 
such plan) approved under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
(4) benefits under a State child health plan (or 
waiver of such plan) under title XXI of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.); 
(5) supplemental security income benefits under 
title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 
et seq.), including supplementary payments of the 
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type described in section 1616(a) of such Act and 
payments pursuant to an agreement entered into 
under section 212(a) of Public Law 93–66); 
(6) assistance under a State program funded 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or 
(7) any other benefit administered by the Social 
Security Administration. 
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