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Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act
To amend the Social Security Act to ensure that each office of the Social Security Administration and each State agency that makes disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer calls during business hours, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Social Security Act to require the Social Security Administration to ensure all of its offices are fully staffed with employees to answer telephone calls during standard business hours. The required business hours would be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The requirement would become effective on January 1, 2027. The bill is intended to improve telephone service access for individuals contacting Social Security Administration offices.
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- Oct 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Oct 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 17, 2025
Ms. Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to ensure that each office of the Social Security Administration and each State agency that makes disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer calls during business hours, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act”.
SEC. 2. TELEPHONE HOURS AT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CERTAIN STATE OFFICES.
(a) In General.—Section 205 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
405) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(v) Telephone Hours at Social Security Administration Offices.— The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that each office of the Social Security Administration is fully staffed with employees to answer calls during standard business hours, including 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, excluding Federal holidays.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2027. <all>
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