Inquiry on NUMIDENT Access

Summary#

This House resolution requests that the President give the House copies of documents and communications, within 14 days after the resolution is adopted, about reported access to and use of Social Security Administration NUMIDENT records, death information, and other personally identifiable information. The request focuses on materials that refer to an individual acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who reportedly copied that information onto a personal thumb drive or other personal electronic device. It also asks for material about any reported efforts by that individual to share the copied information with their private sector employer and any reported statements by that individual about expecting a presidential pardon if the actions were deemed illegal.

What it means for you#

The resolution asks the President to provide records to the House so members can review them. It is a request for information and does not itself change statutes or agency rules. No publicly available information explains what will happen after the records are provided.

Expenses#

No publicly available information.

Proponents' View#

The resolution’s sponsors asked for these documents and identified specific topics they want reviewed (NUMIDENT, death information, copying to a personal device, sharing with a private employer, and statements about a pardon). The resolution text does not include detailed arguments or analysis from the sponsors.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information.