WITH IDENTITY THEFT COSTING AMERICANS BILLIONS, HELP FOR VICTIMS SIGNED INTO LAW

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Victims of identity theft will have a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration (SSA) to help them navigate the challenges associated with a misused Social Security number (SSN) under legislation advanced by the Ways and Means Committee and now signed into law by President Trump. The Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (H.R. 5345), introduced by Representative David Kustoff (TN-08), requires the SSA to assign a dedicated contact to track an identity theft victim's case through resolution when their SSN is misused or their Social Security card is lost in the mail.

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