H.R. 5345 - Civic Minded

H.R. 5345

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

📅 Oct 07, 2026

Summary:

• Requires the Social Security Administration to establish a single point of contact for individuals whose social security account numbers have been misused or whose Social Security cards were lost during transmission
• The single point of contact must track cases to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as quickly as possible
• Takes effect 180 days after the date of enactment

Additional Details:

• The single point of contact consists of a team of specially trained employees who are accountable for cases until resolution
• Covers cases where social security numbers were misused to fraudulently obtain benefits under titles II, VIII, or XVI, affect SSA records, or prompt requests for new social security account numbers
• Allows team composition to change as needed but requires procedures to ensure continuity of records and appropriate notification to individuals

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