# Trump Signs Identity Theft and Boondoggle Laws

> Trump signs federal laws to improve identity theft victim support and require disclosure of over-budget federal projects.
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- Summary: Trump signs federal laws to improve identity theft victim support and require disclosure of over-budget federal projects. President Trump signed two laws…
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- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/national/trump-signs-laws-on-social-security-identity-theft-cases-and-over-budget-projects
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-08T15:19:46+00:00
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- Topics: trump, social security, identity theft, billion dollar boondoggle act, federal projects, over budget, social security administration, house ways and means committee, sen jon i ernst, news, politics
## Trump Signs Identity Theft Law
President Donald Trump signed H.R. 5345, the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, on October 7, 2026.

> In recent years, the theft and misuse of Social Security numbers has become a serious problem in our country.
## New Identity Theft Support
The law requires the Social Security Administration to establish a single point of contact for people whose Social Security numbers were misused in ways involving benefits or records.

> For victims, the fallout can be overwhelming.
## Identity Theft Cases
The law covers people whose Social Security cards are lost while being transmitted to them and requires a team of specially trained SSA employees to track cases through resolution.

> Instead of finding clear guidance at the Social Security Administration to deal with this stressful situation, too many folks are bounced from one office to another.
## Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
President Trump signed S. 766, the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025, on October 7, 2026, requiring annual reporting on over-budget or delayed federal projects.

> A billion dollars over budget isn't a rounding error, it is a trainwreck.
## Project Disclosure Requirements
Agencies must disclose original and revised completion dates, cost estimates, reasons for delays, changes in project scope, and federal funding associated with projects.

> The law does not automatically cancel a project or cut its funding when it crosses one of the thresholds.
## Cost Overruns Identified
Sen. Joni Ernst identified more than $162 billion in cost overruns across federal projects, including the VA health records program at $33.7 billion over budget.

> The VA project at $33.7 billion over its original estimate.
## Implementation Timeline
The identity-theft provision takes effect 180 days after enactment, while the reporting requirements begin moving toward implementation.

> The law does not make SSA the federal government's general identity-theft agency.
## What Happens Next
The Social Security Administration has 180 days before the identity-theft provision takes effect, and agencies must start disclosing over-budget projects by the law's implementation timeline.

> The law does not automatically cancel a project or cut its funding when it crosses one of the thresholds.
## Key takeaway

President Trump signed two laws: one creating a single point of contact for Social Security identity theft victims and another mandating public disclosure of taxpayer-funded projects over budget or delayed by five years.