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HR 7143 115th Congress House

Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to modernize social security account numbers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Nov 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018

This bill requires the Social Security Administration to stop issuing new paper Social Security cards after October 1, 2023 (and replacement cards after October 1, 2028), and to maintain a complete public listing of each Social Security number that has been assigned to any individual at any time.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7143: Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7143/
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"H.R. 7143: Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7143/.
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H.R. 7143, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7143/.
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