Entities	House Ways & Means Committee (8)
Topics and Issues	Identity theft (12) Synthetic Identity (8)

In May 2023, the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on the Social Security Administration’s Role in Combatting Identity Fraud. Following the hearing, the committee issued its Three Top Moments From Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on Identity Fraud

Witnesses:

• Mr. Sean Brune, Deputy Commissioner for Systems and Chief Information Officer, Social Security Administration
• Ms. Katie Wechsler, Co-Executive Director, Consumer First Coalition,
• Ms. Margaret Hayward, Private citizen and mother of three
• Mr. Robert Roach, President, Alliance for Retired Americans
• Mr. Jeffrey Brown, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Office of Audits, Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration