Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act

This bill stops certain government workers from looking at Social Security computer systems that have personal information about people who get Social Security benefits. Political appointees and special government employees cannot access systems that create Social Security numbers, decide who gets benefits, pay benefits, or contain other personal information about people applying for or receiving Social Security. If someone's information is illegally accessed, that person can sue the government or the person who did it within two years of finding out about it, and they can get money if they win. The Social Security Administration must tell people if their information was accessed illegally when someone gets in criminal or work trouble for it. The bill also requires the Social Security Inspector General to investigate any unauthorized access and report it to Congress.

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