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H.Res. 701

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.Res. 701, “Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration”, was introduced in the House on Sep 11, 2025 by Rep. John Larson (D) with 18 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Sep 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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Text

H.Res. 701 has 18 co-sponsors.

hr701/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HRES 701 IH: Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration.
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-09-11
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IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 701 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2025 Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Neal , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Sewell , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Chu , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Plaskett , and Mr. Suozzi ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means RESOLUTION
Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration.
That the President of the United States is requested to furnish the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), audit trails and audit logs, written agreements, or other communication in his possession, or any portion of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication, that refers or relates to the following:
(1)
The development of a cloud environment that hosts a copy of the Social Security Administration’s Numerical Identification System (hereafter referred to as NUMIDENT ), including risk assessments and security protocols.
(2)
The purpose of creating a cloud environment that hosts a copy of the NUMIDENT, including whether the copy will be used to:
(A)
conduct Federal audits and investigations;
(B)
restrict or deny Social Security benefits, Medicare coverage, or any other benefits;
(C)
develop a centralized database for the Federal Government that compiles citizens’ personal information across Federal agencies and departments;
(D)
sell or make available information contained in the copy for private purchase; or
(E)
train and enhance artificial intelligence.
(3)
Access to, and usage of, NUMIDENT information hosted in such cloud environment by Edward Coristine, Aram Moghaddassi, John Solly, Michael Russo, or any other individual, including those acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency (hereafter referred to as DOGE ).
(4)
Access to, and usage of, personally identifiable information inside the Social Security Administration’s Enterprise Data Warehouse on or after March 14, 2025, by Payton Rehling, Aram Moghaddassi, or any other individuals acting for or on behalf of DOGE.

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  1. Introduced2025-09-11
  2. Passed House

Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration.

Sponsors

Rep. John Larson (D) sponsors H.Res. 701, and 18 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.Res. 701 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Sep 11, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.Res. 701 has taken 2 actions since Sep 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 11, 2025
House
Submitted in House
Sep 11, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.Res. 701 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.Res. 701 goes by 2 titles.

  • Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.Res. 701 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.Res. 701’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hres701/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture 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 FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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