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DemocratBill · H.Res. 314· House(119-HRES-314)

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the effect on taxpayer and child privacy of the seizure by the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" of legally-protected identity and financial data stored in the National Directory of New Hires and the Federal Parent Locator Service.

Rep. Davis
Age: 85 years
Illinois
Introduced
4/9/2025
Last activity
4/9/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsored by
Danny Davis
Cosponsors
Democrat - 18Republican - 0
Government Operations and Politics
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution is an inquiry requesting information from the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It seeks documents regarding the effect on taxpayer and child privacy due to data seizures by the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). The request focuses on identity and financial data held in the National Directory of New Hires and the Federal Parent Locator Service. Specifically, it asks for records of requests to access worker information protected under the Social Security Act or the Internal Revenue Code. It also seeks information on data security, legal opinions, and personnel changes within the Department of Health and Human Services.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+6

    The resolution increases transparency by requesting internal documents regarding government data access and security.

  • Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+5

    The inquiry is specifically aimed at protecting the privacy of taxpayers and children against data seizures.

  • Would children be better off under this?+5

    The inquiry seeks to protect the privacy of children's information within the Federal Parent Locator Service.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.