# 119-hr-8190: Social Security Customer Service Act

119-hr-8190, Social Security Customer Service Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8190
- Congress: 119
- Title: Social Security Customer Service Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Maintain SSA staffing at January 19, 2025 levels.** This bill would require the Social Security Administration to restore and keep its full-time employee count at or above the number it had on January 19, 2025 and to reach that baseline within six months of enactment. - Families and beneficiaries: Prioritizes hires for front-line roles to speed help at field offices, phone centers, payment processing, and disability claims, with 75% of new hires targeted to those positions. - Front-line workers: Creates clear hiring demand for customer-facing jobs in field offices, regional offices, program service centers, call centers, and positions that process or facilitate payments. - Managers and administrative support: Caps these hires at 25% of the staffing increase so most new positions serve beneficiaries directly. - Implementation note: The bill sets staffing targets but does not provide new funding, add enforcement penalties, or identify ongoing costs.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restore Social Security front-line staff: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the Social Security Commissioner to restore SSA full-time staff to at least the number employed on January 19, 2025. The Commissioner would have six months after enactment to take all actions needed to reach that headcount. Of the hires made to reach the target,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8190 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8190)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8190 (as of 2026-09-04).