Bill · S. 1666· Senate(119-S-1666)
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
- Introduced
- 5/7/2025
- Last activity
- 5/7/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Chuck Grassley
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act". It proposes to change the Social Security Act to create a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for people who have been victims of identity theft. This includes people whose social security numbers were misused or whose cards were lost during delivery. A specially trained team of employees would track these cases to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues.
Yes· 3 of 13
Would retired people be better off under this?+9
Directly benefits those relying on SS benefits who may be victims of fraud.
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+8
Seniors are frequent targets of identity theft and rely heavily on Social Security benefits.
Does this strengthen Social Security?+7
Enhances the administration of Social Security by improving services for identity theft victims.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Dedicated Support for Identity Theft Victims: Section 2(a) provides a single point of contact for people whose social security numbers were misused to fraudulently get benefits or affected their records. This ensures the individual has one place to turn throughout the resolution of their case.
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Faster Issue Resolution: Section 2(a) states that the single point of contact will coordinate with other units to resolve issues as quickly as possible.
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Increased Accountability: Section 2(b)(1)(B) requires the specially trained employees to be accountable for the case until it is resolved.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+9Good For Seniors+8Good For Low Income Households+6Good For High Income Households+5Good For Middle Aged+5Good For Middle Class Households+5Good For Young Adults+5Good For Children+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5Improves Due Process+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Social Security+7
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+4
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+2
- 12/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 9 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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