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H.R. 5771

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5771, the Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 17, 2025 by Rep. Julie Johnson (D). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Oct 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


Record

Text

H.R. 5771 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5771/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5771 IH: Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-10-17
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5771 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act .
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.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2027.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Julie Johnson (D) sponsors H.R. 5771 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5771 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Oct 17, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5771 has taken 2 actions since Oct 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 5771 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5771 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act — Display Title
  • Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5771 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONDistrict of Columbia13

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION13

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5771 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5771’s is Social Welfare.

hr5771/policy-areas.txt
Social WelfareAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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