Crapo, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill Supporting Identity Theft Victims

Washington, D.C.--Senate Finance Committee Leaders Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), along with Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act--bipartisan legislation making it easier for identity theft victims to resolve their cases by creating a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for identity theft cases.

“For seniors and other Social Security beneficiaries, this important, bipartisan legislation will ensure they no longer have to navigate through a difficult process of contacting a new Social Security Administration case worker at each step of resolving their identity-theft issues,” said Crapo.  “This smart, reasonable legislation will help victims of identity theft more easily resolve problems that result from fraud.”

“Americans who have been targeted by identity theft scammers should be able to resolve their case without any bureaucratic red tape or delays,” Wyden said.  “That’s why I’m working on a bipartisan basis to advance legislation that will make it easier for victims of identity theft to work with a dedicated point of contact at Social Security to resolve their issue.”

“Our commonsense, bipartisan bill cuts red tape and helps Arizonans recover after being targeted by scammers and more easily resolve their issues with the Social Security Administration,” said Sinema.

 “Identity theft causes a great deal of stress.  The last thing victims need when seeking assistance is to rehash the details for multiple federal agents, only to hang up the phone and feel like they got the runaround,” Grassley said.  “Our legislation would ensure Americans have a single point of contact at the Social Security Agency to help them navigate identify theft claims.”

The bipartisan legislation requires the Social Security Administration to provide identity theft victims with a single point of contact to help guide them through resolving various issues within the Social Security Administration.