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H.Res. 701

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.

Sponsor
DJohn B. Larson· Connecticut
Introduced
September 11, 2025
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.September 11, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 701 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
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.

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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. S?nchez, 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

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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.

Resolved, 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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