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HR 1474 114th Congress House

Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of Social Security account numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised.

Introduced: March 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Child safety and welfareComputer security and identity theftSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to issue a new Social Security number to a child who has not attained the age of 14 in cases where confidentiality has been compromised:

  • by reason of theft of related documentation, or
  • by reason of public disclosure of information regarding deceased individuals that includes such number by mistake.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 8, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 16, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 19, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1474: Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1474/
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"H.R. 1474: Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1474/.
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H.R. 1474, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1474/.
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