WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) and Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) introduced the bipartisan Tell the Government Once Act to let Americans update their address with multiple federal agencies through a single online form.
Every year, millions of Americans move residences and must notify federal agencies like the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Social Security Administration (SSA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) one at a time. The IRS alone says a change of address generally takes 45 days to process. Missing even one agency can have serious consequences. Tax refunds, veterans’ benefits, Social Security payments, and important government notices can be delayed or sent to an outdated address.
The Tell the Government Once Act would streamline this outdated process by directing the General Services Administration (GSA) to create one voluntary form on Login.gov, which supports more than 180 million user accounts today. Through this secure online portal, Americans would verify their identity, enter a new address once, and decide which agencies receive it.
“Moving is stressful and expensive enough without having to track down four different federal agencies to tell each one the exact same thing,” said Rep. Young Kim. “A tax refund or a veteran’s benefit check should never go to the wrong address because of one missed form. My Tell the Government Once Act cuts through the bureaucracy so families can spend less time dealing with redundant paperwork and more time settling into their new homes.”
“We should be looking for every opportunity to make the government more efficient and easier to navigate for the American people,” said Rep. Suhas Subramanyam. “This bill does exactly that by allowing Americans to change their address though a single simple web form instead of through complicated agency documents. I’m proud to be introducing this bipartisan bill with Rep. Kim to save Americans’ time and energy.”
