Protecting Seniors' Data Act of 2025
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (4 Jun 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What this bill does
The Protecting Seniors' Data Act of 2025 would direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive audit of Social Security Administration computer systems and networks that were accessed by the U.S. DOGE Service, its temporary organization, or affiliated employees, volunteers, or agency DOGE teams. The audit would look for security vulnerabilities or software bugs and would examine whether federal privacy laws—including the Privacy Act of 1974, a tax-information confidentiality provision of the Internal Revenue Code, the Federal Information Security Management Act, and a Social Security Act privacy provision—were violated.
The bill would begin the audit within 60 days of enactment and require a report within one year to the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the SSA Commissioner. The Commissioner would then have 90 days to fix identified problems and report on their status to the same congressional committees.
The bill primarily affects the Social Security Administration and its data systems, the entities that accessed those systems, and, indirectly, Social Security beneficiaries whose personal data is stored there. It was introduced June 4, 2025, by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and referred to the Senate Finance Committee, where it awaits further committee action before any potential floor vote.
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Timeline
4 Jun 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Common questions
- What does S. 1943 do?
- The Protecting Seniors' Data Act of 2025 would direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive audit of Social Security Administration computer systems and networks that were accessed by the U.S. DOGE Service, its temporary organization, or affiliated employees, volunteers, or agency DOGE teams. The audit would look for security vulnerabilities or software bugs and would examine whether federal privacy laws—including the Privacy Act of 1974, a tax-information confidentiality provision of the Internal Revenue Code, the Federal Information Security Management Act, and a Social Security Act privacy provision—were violated. The bill would begin the audit within 60 days of enactment and require a report within one year to the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the SSA Commissioner. The Commissioner would then have 90 days to fix identified problems and report on their status to the same congressional committees. The bill primarily affects the Social Security Administration and its data systems, the entities that accessed those systems, and, indirectly, Social Security beneficiaries whose personal data is stored there. It was introduced June 4, 2025, by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and referred to the Senate Finance Committee, where it awaits further committee action before any potential floor vote.
- Has S. 1943 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1943. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1943?
- S. 1943 was sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1943?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (4 Jun 2025).
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