BALTIMORE, Md. – The Social Security Administration said babies born in the U.S. from July 2 to Dec. 31 will get a limited-edition Social Security card for America’s 250th anniversary.
The Social Security Administration said the cards will go to newborns through the Enumeration at Birth program.
Parents can request a Social Security number during birth registration at hospitals, birthing centers or through licensed midwives.
Only original cards issued through the Enumeration at Birth program will carry the Freedom 250 mark.
Cards issued outside the July 2-Dec. 31 timeframe, along with replacement and duplicate cards, will not include the commemorative designation, the agency said.
SSA said it has issued Social Security numbers to newborns through the program since 1987 and said more than 3.5 million children are born in the United States each year.
The agency said the commemorative cards will work the same as standard Social Security cards and will come at no additional cost.
Freedom 250 is a public-private partnership established by the Trump administration to fund and plan events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
