H.R. 5771

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.

119 HR 5771 IH: Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-17
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 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.

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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.

Julie Johnson

Rep. · D–TX-32 · Sponsor

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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.

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.

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Filings

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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.

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