Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-5348
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2025-09-15
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Computer security and identity theft

Social security and elderly assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2025-10-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 282.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 282 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5348 [Report No. 119–329] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2025 Mr. Smucker introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means October 3, 2025 Additional sponsor: Ms. Malliotakis October 3, 2025 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 September 15, 2025 A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of social security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025 . 2. Reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised (a) In general Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii) In any case in which a social security account number has been issued to a child who has not attained the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or guardian of the child that in the course of transmission of a social security card to the child, the confidentiality of such number has been compromised by reason of loss or theft of such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue a new social security account number to such child and make note in the records maintained with respect to such child of the pertinent information received by the Commissioner regarding the loss or theft of the social security card. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

October 3, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2025 Mr. Smucker introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of social security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025 . 2. Reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised (a) In general Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii) In any case in which a social security account number has been issued to a child who has not attained the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or guardian of the child that in the course of transmission of the social security card to the child, the confidentiality of such number has been compromised by reason of loss or theft of such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue a new social security account number to such child and make note in the records maintained with respect to such child of the pertinent information received by the Commissioner regarding the loss or theft of the social security card. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.