Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up two minor bills that would affect the Social Security Administration in small ways. One would allow minors whose Social Security numbers have been compromised to obtain new Social Security numbers. The other would provide for a single point of contact at Social Security for those whose Social Security numbers have been compromised. I'm sure the first is debatable and the second is pointless without additional funding.
I wouldn't bet on either bill advancing in the Senate. If they do, you never know what might get added.
"...such as to fraudulently obtain benefits
ReplyDelete12 under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, or in a manner
13 that affects an individual’s records at the Social Security
14 Administration, or in a manner that prompts the indi-
15 vidual to request a new social security account number..."
That last basis is so broad that everyone will request a new SSN for any reason at all such as "I lost in my washing machine".