White House says president signed Social Security and project-reporting laws

The White House said the president signed H.R. 5345 and S. 766 into law on 7 October 2026. One establishes a case-contact requirement at the Social Security Administration (SSA); the other requires reporting on certain federally funded projects with major delays or cost overruns. [1]

Under H.R. 5345, the SSA must provide a single point of contact throughout a case for someone whose Social Security number has been misused or whose card was lost while being sent to them. That contact can be a team of specially trained staff rather than one permanent employee. The law requires continuity of case records if staff change, and the amendment takes effect 180 days after enactment. [2]

S. 766 covers projects funded by specified agencies that are more than five years behind their original completion date or have spent at least $1 billion more than originally estimated. Projects funded through the law’s defined category of direct spending are excluded. The thresholds determine which projects must be reported; they are not findings of waste or wrongdoing. [3]