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<p><a href="#">Legislation of the 118th Congress with provisions affecting <em>Social Security</em></a></p>
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<li>On December 23, 2024, the President signed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9566/all-actions" target="_blank">H.R. 9566</a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_030325_.html">&ldquo;Source code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology (SHARE IT) Act&rdquo;</a></em> (Public Law 118-187).&nbsp; The Senate passed the bill on December 18, 2024 without amendment by unanimous consent.&nbsp;The House suspended the rules and passed this bill by voice vote on December 4, 2024.&nbsp; Among other things, the law requires federal agencies to share their custom-developed software code with other federal agencies and the public via a repository. &nbsp;In addition, an agency&rsquo;s Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the agency&rsquo;s Chief Acquisition Officer and the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, must develop agencywide policy governing software sharing best practices.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>On December 23, 2024, the President signed into law <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/59/all-actions" target="_blank">S.59</a>, the <a href="legis_bulletin_021325.html"><em>Chances to Compete Act of 2024</em></a> (Public Law No: 118-188). The House previously passed this bill by voice vote under suspension of the rules on December 16, 2024, and the Senate passed it by amendment under unanimous consent on December 12, 2024. Among other things, the law amends <a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:5%20section:3304%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3304)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true" target="_blank">5 U.S.C. §3304 </a> to require federal agencies to conduct a technical assessment as part of an examination of applicants for positions in competitive service and allow agencies to establish talent teams to provide hiring support. </li>
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<li>On January 4, 2025, the President signed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5887/all-actions" target="_blank">H.R. 5887</a>, the <a href="legis_bulletin_010425.html"><em>Government Service Delivery Improvement Act</em></a> (Public Law 118-231). The House suspended the rules and passed the bill on May 21, 2024, by voice vote. The Senate passed the bill on December 21, 2024, without amendment by unanimous consent. The law amends Chapter 3 of title 5, U.S.C. by adding new subchapter III Federal Government Service Delivery. Among other things, the law requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to designate or appoint a senior official within OMB as the Federal Government Service Delivery Lead and requires the head of each federal agency to designate a senior official to be responsible for improving the agency’s government service delivery.&nbsp; </li>
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<li>On December 23, 2024, the President signed into law <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5301/all-actions" target="_blank">H.R. 5301</a>, the <a href="legis_bulletin_011725_1.html"><em>Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024</em></a> (Public Law No: 118-172).<em>&nbsp; </em>The House previously passed this bill on November 12, 2024 and the Senate passed it on December 12, 2024.&nbsp; Among other things, thelawamends 31 U.S.C. §1125 to require federal agencies include in their annual budget justifications a list of each outdated or duplicative recurring plan or report submitted by the agency. </li>
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<li>On December 11, 2024, the President signed into law <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5536/text" target="_blank">H.R. 5536</a>, the<em> <a href="legis_bulletin_011725_.html">Grant Transparency Act of 2023</a></em><a href="legis_bulletin_011725_.html"></a>, (Public Law No: 118-140).&nbsp; The House passed this bill on November 18, 2024 and the Senate passed it on December 3. &nbsp;This new law establishes transparency requirements for notices of funding opportunities in applications for competitive grants awarded by federal agencies.</li>
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<li>On December 23, 2024, the President signed into law <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/709/all-actions?overview=closed#tabs" target="_blank">S. 709</a>, the<em> <a href="legis_bulletin_011325_.html">Federal Agency Performance Act of 2024</a></em>(Public Law No: 118-190).&nbsp;The Senate previously passed this bill on February 8, 2024 and the House passed it on December 5, 2024.&nbsp; This new law addresses federal agency performance and accountability.&nbsp; Among other things, this law revises the requirements regarding strategic reviews of federal agencies&rsquo; performance goals.</li>
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<li>On December 23, 2024, the President signed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5009/text" target="_blank">H.R. 5009</a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_011325.html">Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025</a></em>(Public Law 118-159). &nbsp;The Senate passed the bill on December 18, 2024 by roll call vote of 85-14. &nbsp;The House passed the bill on December 11, 2024 by roll call vote of 281-140.&nbsp; H.R. 5009 contains several provisions of interest to the Social Security Administration related to personnel and security<br>
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<li>On January 5, 2025, the President signed into law <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82" target="_blank">H.R. 82</a>, the <a href="legis_bulletin_010624.html"><em>Social Security Fairness Act of 2023</em></a>. The law repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provision, both of which could reduce Social Security benefits when someone received a pension based on work that was not covered by Social Security. The law applies with respect to benefits payable for months after December 2023. (WEP and GPO continue to apply to benefits payable for months before January 2024.)<br>
Previous Action <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bulletin_122324.html" target="_blank">12/21/24</a>; <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bulletin_111324.html" target="_blank">11/12/24</a></li>
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<li>On October 2, 2024, the President signed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1549/text?s=4&r=7" target="_blank">S. 1549 </a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_100224.html">Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act</a></em> (Public Law 118-104). The new law amends <a href="https://www.congress.gov/93/statute/STATUTE-88/STATUTE-88-Pg1896.pdf" target="_blank">The Privacy Act of 1974 </a> (<a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim" target="_blank">5 U.S.C. 552a </a>) to allow federal agencies to disclose to CBO certain records pertaining to an individual without the individual's prior written consent.&nbsp; This legislation complements <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7032/text?s=1&r=5&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22h.r+7032%22%7D" target="_blank">H.R 7032</a>, Public law 118-89 (see <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bulletin_093024.html">Legislative Bulletin 118-9</a>), which allows agencies to disclose information to CBO without a written agreement with the federal agency. </li></ul>
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<p>On September 30, 2024, the President signed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7032" target="_blank">H.R. 7032</a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_093024.html">Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act</a></em> (Public Law 118-89).&nbsp; The Senate passed this bill on September 10, 2024 without amendment by unanimous consent.&nbsp; The House passed the bill on April 29, 2024 by voice vote under suspension of the rules.&nbsp; The new law amends the &lsquo;<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/7130" target="_blank">Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974&rsquo;</a> to require Executive branch agencies to furnish material to the Director of the Congressional Budget Office with or without a written agreement, if the Director maintains the same level of confidentiality required of the source agency.</p>
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<p>On March 9, 2024, the President signed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4366/text" target="_blank">H.R. 4366</a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_030924.html">Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024</a></em> (Public Law 118-42). &nbsp;Effective upon enactment, this law extends SSI eligibility to certain individuals <em>from</em> the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau <em>while these individuals are residing </em>within one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands. </p>
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<p>On January 18, 2024, the House passed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3667/text" target="_blank">H.R. 3667</a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_011824.html">Social Security Child Protection Act of 2023</a></em>, by voice vote.&nbsp; This bill would clarify situations in which SSA should issue a new SSN (and card) to children if the original mailed SSN card was lost or stolen.&nbsp; The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration.&nbsp; <br>
Previous Action <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bulletin_060723b.html">06/07/23</a></p>
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<li> On December 22, 2023, the President signed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670/text" target="_blank">H.R. 2670</a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_122233.html">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024</a></em> (Public Law 118-31).&nbsp; The House passed the bill on December 14, 2023 by a vote of 310-118.&nbsp; The Senate previously passed the bill on December 13, 2023 by a vote of 87-13.&nbsp; H.R. 2670 contains several provisions of interest to the Social Security Administration (SSA) related to acquisitions, personnel, and information security.</li>
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<li>On June 7th, the House Ways and Means Committee favorably reported <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3784?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+3784%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1" target="_blank">H.R. 3784</a>, the <em><a href="legis_bulletin_060723a.html">Improving Social Security&rsquo;s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act.</a></em>The bill would require SSA to provide a single point-of-contact for individuals faced with SSN-related identity theft.&nbsp; The legislation now moves to the full House for action.</li>
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<ul>
<li>On February 1, 2023, the House passed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/139?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+139%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=1" target="_blank">H.R.139</a>, the <i><a href="legis_bulletin_020123.html">Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems Act of 2023</a></i> or the <i>SHOW UP Act of 2023</i>, by a roll call vote of 221-206. Among other things, the bill would require federal agencies to reinstate their 2019 pre-pandemic telework policies, and require any expansion of telework to be certified by the Office of Personnel Management as having a positive effect on the agency's mission and operational costs. The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration, where support is less certain. </li>
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<p><a href="#">Testimony before the 118th Congress by SSA Officials</a></p>
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<ul>
<li>November 20, 2024 -- Testimony by Martin O'Malley, <em>Commissioner</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the House Committee Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on <span data-teams="true"><span dir="ltr"><em><a href="testimony_112024.html">Social Security Administration</a></em></span></span>. </li>
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<li>September 11, 2024 -- Testimony by Martin O'Malley, <em>Commissioner</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the Senate Committee on Budget on <span data-teams="true"><span dir="ltr"><em><a href="testimony_091124.html">Social Security Forever: Delivering Benefits and Protecting Retirement Security</a></em></span></span>. </li>
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<ul>
<li>June 18, 2024 -- Testimony by Susan Wilschke, <em>Associate Commissioner, Office of Research, Demonstration and Employement Support</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the Senate Committee on Finance on <a href="testimony_061824.html">Work and Social Security Disability Benefits: Addressing Challenges and Creating Opportunities</a>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>June 13, 2024 -- Testimony by Stephen C. Goss,
<em>Chief Actuary</em>, Social Security Administration, before the Senate Committee on <a href="testimony_061324.html">Budget: Examining Solvency and Impacts to the Federal Budget</a> </li>
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<li>June 4, 2024 -- Testimony by Stephen C. Goss, <em>Chief Actuary</em>, Social Security Administration, before the House Committiee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security <a href="testimony_060424.html">The 2024 Trustees Report</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>March 21, 2024 -- Testimony by Martin O'Malley, <em>Commissioner</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the Senate Committee on Finance on <a href="testimony_032124.html"> Joint
Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security</a>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>March 20, 2024 -- Testimony by Martin O'Malley, <em>Commissioner</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the Senate Committee on Finance on <a href="testimony_032024b.html">The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Social Security Administration Budget</a>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>March 20, 2024 -- Testimony by Martin O'Malley, <em>Commissioner</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the Senate Committee on Aging on <a href="testimony_032024a.html">Keeping Our Promise to Older Adults and People With Disabilities: The Status of Social Security Today</a>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>November 29, 2023 -- Testimony by Oren “Hank” McKnelly II, <em>Executive Counselor to the Commissioner</em>, Social Security Administration, before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce on <a href="testimony_112923.html"> Over</a></li>
<li></li>
<li><a href="testimony_112923.html">sight of Federal Agencies’ Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II</a>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>October 26, 2023 -- Testimony by Linda Kerr-Davis, <i>Acting Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Operations</i>, Social Security Administration, before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security on <a href="testimony_102623.html"> the agency's backlog of initial disability claims</a>. </li>
</ul><ul>
<li>October 18, 2023 -- Testimony by Kilolo Kijakazi, <i>Acting Commissioner</i>, Social Security Administration, before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security on <a href="testimony_101823.html">protecting beneficiaries from the harm of improper payments</a>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>July 12, 2023 -- Testimony by Stephen C. Goss, <em>Chief Actuary</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the Senate Committee on Budget on <span data-teams="true"><span dir="ltr"><em><a href="testimony_07122023.html">Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share</a></em></span></span>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>June 21, 2023 -- Testimony by Chad M. Poist, <i>Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance, and Management</i>, Social Security Administration, before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce on <a href="testimony_062123.html">the agency's role in addressing post pandemic backlogs and delays at federal agencies</a>.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>May 24, 2023 -- Testimony of Sean Brune, <em>Deputy Commissioner for Systems and Chief Information Officer</em>, Social Security Administration,
before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security on <a href="testimony_052423.html">the agency's role in combatting identity fraud</a>.</li>
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<p><a href="#">Members of the 118th Congress</a></p>
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