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S 1275 112th Congress Senate

Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove social security account numbers from Medicare identification card and communications pro… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove social security account numbers from Medicare identification card and communications provided to Medicare beneficiaries in order to protect Medicare beneficiaries from identity theft.

Introduced: July 14, 2011 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Computer security and identity theftGovernment information and archivesMedicareSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 23, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4102)
Jun 23, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4101-4102)
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 23, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4102)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and begin to implement procedures to eliminate the unnecessary collection, use, and display of Social Security account numbers of Medicare beneficiaries on Medicare identification cards and communications.

Prohibits a Social Security card also from storing a Social Security account number electronically.

Allows the display of a Social Security number on written or electronic communications only if the Secretary determines that its inclusion on such communications is essential for the operation of the Medicare program.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1275: Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1275/
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"S. 1275: Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1275/.
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S. 1275, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1275/.
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