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Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to access to and usage of NUMIDENT, death information, and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration by an individual acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Passed Both
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2026-04-30
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John B. Larson
John B. Larson
Democrat · CT · Representative
Votes with party: 99.0% (573 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-04-30

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The House is asking the President to provide information about whether someone working for the Department of Government Efficiency has accessed sensitive personal data held by the Social Security Administration, including Social Security numbers, death records, and other identifying information. This inquiry seeks to understand what information was accessed, how it was used, and whether proper authorization and safeguards were followed. The request has been sent to the House Ways and Means Committee for review.

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Social Welfare

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1241 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1241 Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to access to and usage of NUMIDENT, death information, and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration by an individual acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Sewell, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Chu, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Horsford, and Mr. Suozzi) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to access to and usage of NUMIDENT, death information, and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration by an individual acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency. Resolved, That the President of the United States is requested to furnish the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), audit trails and audit logs, written agreements, or other communication in his possession, or any portion of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication, that refers or relates to the following: (1) Numerical Identification System (hereafter referred to as ``NUMIDENT'') information, death information, and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration which an individual acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency (hereafter referred to as ``DOGE'') reportedly duplicated onto a personal thumb drive or other personal electronic device. (2) Reported efforts by an individual acting for or on behalf of DOGE to share with the individual's private sector employer the NUMIDENT information, death information, and other personally identifiable information duplicated from the Social Security Administration onto a personal thumb drive or other personal electronic device. (3) Reported statements by an individual acting for or on behalf of DOGE regarding expectations of receiving a presidential pardon if actions with respect to personally identifying information in the possession of the Social Security Administration were deemed to be illegal. <all>
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