119-hr1547

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1547 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1547

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Commissioner 
 of Social Security when there is a change to the citizenship status, 
 status under the immigration laws, or work authorization status of an 
 individual to whom a social security account number has been issued, 
 and to require that an individual be a citizen or national of the 
 United States to receive benefits under the Social Security Act.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 24, 2025

 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
 and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
 determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Commissioner 
 of Social Security when there is a change to the citizenship status, 
 status under the immigration laws, or work authorization status of an 
 individual to whom a social security account number has been issued, 
 and to require that an individual be a citizen or national of the 
 United States to receive benefits under the Social Security Act.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security for Americans Reform 
Act of 2025'' or the ``SSA Reform Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING 
 CHANGES IN STATUS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION LAWS.

 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Commissioner of 
Social Security not later than 180 days after there is a change to the 
citizenship status, status under the immigration laws (as such term is 
defined in 

section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101)), or work authorization status of an individual to whom a social 
security account number has been issued.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

 Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Social Security shall jointly 
submit to Congress a report that includes, for the previous 1-year 
period, the following:

    (1) The number of notifications under 

section 2 related 
 to--
        (A) changes in citizenship status;
        (B) changes in status under the immigration laws 
 (as such term is defined in 

section 101 of the 
 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); and
            (C) changes in work authorization status.

    (2) The average amount of time it took the Secretary to 
 notify the Commissioner after a status change.

    (3) Any challenges or barriers faced during the 
 notification process and recommendations for improving the 
 notification process.

    (4) The effectiveness of the notifications in preventing 
 fraud and misuse of social security account numbers, including 
 data on any fraudulent activities detected as a result of, or 
 in part because of, the notifications, and any corrective 
 actions taken.

    (5) The coordination between the Department of Homeland 
 Security and the Social Security Administration, detailing--
        (A) how data is shared, managed, and secured; and
        (B) best practices, areas for improvement, and the 
 impact of data sharing on service efficiency.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF BENEFITS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Social 
Security Act or title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), for any 
month in which an individual is not a citizen or national of the United 
States, such individual shall not be entitled to any benefit described 
in subsection

    (b) .

    (b) Benefits.--A benefit described in this subsection is--

    (1) an old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefit 
 under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
 seq.);

    (2) benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII 
 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.);

    (3) benefits under a State plan (or waiver of such plan) 
 approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
 1396 et seq.);

    (4) benefits under a State child health plan (or waiver of 
 such plan) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 
 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.);

    (5) supplemental security income benefits under title XVI 
 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), including 
 supplementary payments of the type described in 

section 1616

    (a) of such Act and payments pursuant to an agreement entered into 
 under 

section 212

    (a) of Public Law 93-66);

    (6) assistance under a State program funded under part A of 
 title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or

    (7) any other benefit administered by the Social Security 
 Administration.
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