Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025
Officially: “Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025” Read the full text
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1Short title
This section would let the Act be called the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025 .
2Reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised
This section would add a new rule to the Social Security Act covering children under age 14 who were issued a Social Security number under the existing rules that already allow a number to be issued to a child in that age group. If a parent or guardian submits evidence to the Commissioner of Social Security, under penalty of perjury, showing that while the child's Social Security card was being sent to the child, the card was lost or stolen and the confidentiality of the number was compromised as a result, the Commissioner would have to issue the child a new Social Security account number. The Commissioner would also have to record the information received about the loss or theft in the records kept for that child. This new rule would take effect 180 days after the bill is enacted.
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2. Reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised (a) In general Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii) In any case in which a social security account number has been issued to a child who has not attained the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or guardian of the child that in the course of transmission of a social security card to the child, the confidentiality of such number has been compromised by reason of loss or theft of such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue a new social security account number to such child and make note in the records maintained with respect to such child of the pertinent information received by the Commissioner regarding the loss or theft of the social security card. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. October 3, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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