Table 1 lists major Social Security legislation from 1935 to 2018. An advisory council appointed by the Senate Special Committee on Social Security and the Social Security Board was created in May 1937 to work with the Social Security Board to study amending Titles II and VII of the Social Security Act. The Social Security Amendments of 1947, P.L. 5052) and P.L. Senate Action

During the floor debate on H.R. Before enactment of P.L. In addition, P.L. On January 15, 1983, a majority of the commission members reached agreement on a package of changes. The following were among the major amendments debated. 115-59, Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

President Donald Trump signed H.R. The law included several provisions to limit federal agencies from including an individual's SSN on documents sent by mail. 115-165, Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018

President Donald Trump signed H.R. The Social Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means held hearings in 2017 on the representative payee program, including Examining the Social Security Administration's Representative Payee Program: Determining Who Needs Help on February 7, 2017, and Examining the Social Security Administration's Representative Payee Program: Who Provides Help on March 22, 2017. 115-243, Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018

President Donald Trump signed H.R. 115-174, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

President Donald Trump signed S. 2155 , the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, on May 24, 2018. Section 215 required SSA to accept the electronic signature of an individual who consents to allow a financial institution to verify his or her name, date of birth, and Social Security number using SSA's Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (CBSV) Service.
The Social Security program, enacted in 1935, has been amended numerous times. Lists and summaries of individual major Social Security amendments may illuminate the tone and context of the debate of the program in the House and Senate. Major statutory decisions made by Congress on the Social Security program, vote information, summaries of major legislative actions, and descriptions of floor amendments and congressional debate may be informative to current discussions of the Social Security program.
During the 115th Congress, lawmakers enacted several pieces of Social Security legislation that included the following:
P.L. 115-59, the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, which restricted federal agencies from including any individual's Social Security number (SSN) on documents sent by mail; P.L. 115-165, the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018, which made a variety of changes to the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) representative payee program; P.L. 115-243, the Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018, which allowed federally recognized Indian tribes to enter into voluntary agreements with SSA to extend Social Security coverage to tribal council members; and P.L. 115-174, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which required SSA to accept electronic signatures of individuals who consent to allow a financial institution to verify their name, SSN, and date of birth with the information contained in SSA's records.