All Roll Calls
Yes: 386 • No: 0
HR5348119th CongressWALLET
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Smucker
Passed House
Summary
Allows reissuance of Social Security account numbers for young children when a card's confidentiality is compromised. This bill would let the Social Security Administration issue a new Social Security account number to a child under 14 when a parent or guardian submits evidence, under penalty of perjury, that the social security card was lost or stolen during transmission, and the agency would note the loss or theft in the child's Social Security records with the change taking effect 180 days after enactment.
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New Social Security number for kids after mail loss
This bill would let the Social Security Administration issue a new Social Security number to a child if the card was lost or stolen during mailing. It would apply to children under age 14. A parent or guardian would need to send evidence, under penalty of perjury, showing the loss or theft during mailing. The agency would give a new number and note the incident in the child’s record. It would only cover numbers first issued under certain SSA rules (subclauses IV or V). If enacted, this would start 180 days after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smucker
PA • R
Cosponsors
Malliotakis
NY • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 12/1/2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 386 • No: 0
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