Know Your Social Security Act of 2019

IB Union Calendar No. 506 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5306 [Report No. 116–616] To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 5, 2019 Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means DECEMBER 2, 2020 Additional sponsors: Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. REED, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KIND, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. CRIST, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD DECEMBER 2, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 5, 2019] VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:42 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H5306.RH H5306 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5306 RH A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security ac- count statements. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H5306.RH H5306 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5306 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Know Your Social Secu- 4 rity Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO MAIL SOCIAL 6 SECURITY ACCOUNT STATEMENTS. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143 of the Social Security 8 Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13) is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 10 following: ‘‘Such statement shall be provided by mail 11 unless the requesting individual chooses electronic de- 12 livery for that request.’’; and 13 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 14 (A) by striking ‘‘Beginning not later than’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘(A) Beginning not later than’’; 16 (B) by inserting ‘‘by mail’’ after ‘‘provide’’; 17 and 18 (C) by adding at the end the following: 19 ‘‘(B) In any case in which an eligible individual de- 20 scribed in subparagraph (A) responds to an annual inquiry 21 by the Commissioner relating to the mailing of the individ- 22 ual’s statement by making an election that such statement 23 for such year be provided in electronic form only, the re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5306.RH H5306 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 5306 RH quirements of this paragraph shall be deemed to be satisfied 1 for such year with respect to the individual.’’. 2 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub- 3 section (a) shall apply with respect to social security ac- 4 count statements required to be provided after the date of 5 the enactment of this Act. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5306.RH H5306 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:40 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5306.RH H5306 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 506 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5306 [Report No. 116–616] A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements. DECEMBER 2, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:42 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5306.RH H5306 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS