S.Amdt. 4737Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 4737
Sponsored by
Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Submitted March 20, 2026
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March 20, 2026
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SA 4737. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following: SECTION 1. INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. (a) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall investigate the actions of the Department of Government Efficiency with respect to the Social Security Administration to examine-- (1) the extent to which members of the Department of Government Efficiency illegally accessed or disclosed information from any beneficiary data system; and (2) whether any such members of the Department of Government Efficiency should be referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. (b) Department of Government Efficiency.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Department of Government Efficiency'' means-- (1) the United States DOGE Service; (2) the United States DOGE Service Temporary Organization; (3) any DOGE team (as defined in any of the Executive orders described in subsection (c)(1)); (4) any entity established in accordance with, or to implement, any Executive order described in subsection (c); and (5) any successor entity to an entity described in paragraphs (1) through (4). (c) Executive Orders.--The Executive orders described in this subsection are-- (1) Executive Orders 14158, 14210, 14219, and 14222 (90 Fed. Reg. 8441, 9669, 10583, 11095); and (2) any other Executive order relating to any entity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of subsection (b). (d) Beneficiary Data System Defined.--In this section, the term ``beneficiary data system'' means a system that is maintained by the Social Security Administration for the purposes of administering the Social Security Act that-- (1) issues or records social security account numbers; (2) is used to determine eligibility for benefits under such Act; (3) to pay benefits under such Act; or (4) otherwise contains records of personally identifiable information, personal health information, or Federal tax information of individuals receiving or applying for a benefit under such Act. ______