{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5345","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5345,"title":"Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"K000392","fullName":"Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]","party":"R","state":"TN","district":8}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-02","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance."},"policyArea":"Social Welfare","subjects":["Computer security and identity theft","Executive agency funding and structure","Social Security Administration"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-02","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4938)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5345.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4938-4939)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-31","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-31","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-31","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-360.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees, and must track the individual's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve issues as quickly as possible.</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-04T05:06:23Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":463,"ts":"2026-04-15T14:33:00.814Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Improving%20Social%20Security%E2%80%99s%20Service%20to%20Victims%20of%20Identity%20T"}]}}