119-hr5771

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5771 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5771

 To amend the Social Security Act to ensure that each office of the 
 Social Security Administration and each State agency that makes 
 disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer 
 calls during business hours, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 October 17, 2025

Ms. Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Ways and Means

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 A BILL

 To amend the Social Security Act to ensure that each office of the 
 Social Security Administration and each State agency that makes 
 disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer 
 calls during business hours, and for other purposes.

 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 ``Reliable Social Security Service for 
Seniors Act''.

SEC. 2. TELEPHONE HOURS AT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND 
 CERTAIN STATE OFFICES.

    (a) In General.--

Section 205 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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            (v) Telephone Hours at Social Security Administration Offices.--
The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that each office of 
the Social Security Administration is fully staffed with employees to 
answer calls during standard business hours, including 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. local time, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and 
Fridays, excluding Federal holidays.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection

    (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 2027.
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