# 119-s-1943: Protecting Seniors' Data Act of 2025

119-s-1943, Protecting Seniors' Data Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1943
- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1943
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Seniors' Data Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates a GAO audit of the Social Security Administration systems linked to the U.S. DOGE Service to find security and privacy failures.** This bill would require the Comptroller General to identify software vulnerabilities and whether individuals or teams tied to the U.S. DOGE Service violated federal privacy or security laws. - The Comptroller General would begin a comprehensive systems audit within 60 days and deliver a report within 1 year to the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Social Security Administration Commissioner. - The Commissioner of Social Security would have 90 days after receiving the audit report to fix any identified vulnerabilities or bugs and then report the status back to the two committees. - The audit would cover SSA systems and networks accessed by the U.S. DOGE Service, the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, employees or volunteers affiliated with those groups, and associated agency DOGE teams. It would assess potential violations of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Federal Information Security Management Act, and section 1106 of the Social Security Act.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Audit and Fix Social Security Systems: benefit, high. This bill would require the Comptroller General to start a comprehensive audit within 60 days of enactment. The audit would cover SSA computer systems and networks accessed by the U.S. DOGE Service, its temporary organization, or their employees, volunteers, or teams. It would look for security vul…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1943 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1943)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1943 (as of 2025-12-21).