SECURE Benefits Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2974 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2974 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require taxpayers claiming the child and earned income tax credits, and their qualifying children, to have a valid social security number for employment purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 3, 2025 Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require taxpayers claiming the child and earned income tax credits, and their qualifying children, to have a valid social security number for employment purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Status Eligibility Confirmation and Updated Requirements for Earned Benefits Act of 2025'' or the ``SECURE Benefits Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WORK AUTHORIZATION. (a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(I) Temporary Work-Authorized Social Security Number.-- ``(i) In general.--In the case of an individual who has been issued a temporary work authorization by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commissioner shall-- ``(I) assign a temporary work-authorized social security number to such individual; and ``(II) in a manner consistent with subparagraph (G), issue a social security card to such individual which, on the face of such card, indicates that the temporary work-authorized social security number is valid solely with respect to such employment, and for such period, as granted by the Department of Homeland Securi