H.R. 5348 Passed the House Social Welfare

Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of social security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] Introduced September 15, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action December 2, 2025

Summary

Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025
This bill directs the Social Security Administration to issue a new Social Security number to a child under the age of 14 if the child's Social Security card was lost or stolen while being mailed to the child.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Roll-call votes

Actions

  1. Dec 2, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Dec 1, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 1, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 306). (text: CR H4939-4940)
  4. Dec 1, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4954)
  5. Dec 1, 2025 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. Dec 1, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5348.
  7. Dec 1, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4939-4940)
  8. Dec 1, 2025 Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Oct 3, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 282.
  10. Oct 3, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-329.
  11. Sep 17, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
  12. Sep 17, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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