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House Bill 5348
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025
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H. R. 5348 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 282

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5348

[Report No. 119–329]


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.

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.

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 “Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025”.

SEC. 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.

Union Calendar No. 282

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 5348
[Report No. 119–329]
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.
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