Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001
Latest action · Feb 13, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to prohibit any Federal, State, or local government agency from requiring or requesting an individual to disclose his SSN.
Prohibits any two Federal agencies or instrumentalities from implementing the same identifying number with respect to any individual, except as authorized under this Act.
Prohibits a Federal agency from: (1) establishing or mandating a uniform standard for individual identification that is required to be used by any other Federal or State agency or by a private person except for conducting the authorized activities of the Federal agency establishing or mandating the standard; or (2) conditioning receipt of any Federal grant or contract on the adoption, by a State or State agency or by a political subdivision of a State, of a uniform standard for individual identification.
Prohibits a Federal agency from establishing or mandating a uniform standard for individual identification that is required to be used within the agency, or by any other Federal or State agency or by a private person for regulating a transaction to which the Federal Government is not a party, or for administrative simplification.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 29, 2001; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jan 31, 2001 | |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Feb 14, 2001 | |
| R-TN | Van Hilleary | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Mar 13, 2001 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 20, 2001 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Apr 25, 2001 | |
| R-NM | Joe Skeen | Apr 25, 2001 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 2, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 16, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Jul 18, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Sep 6, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Nov 29, 2001 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2001 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001 |
| Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2001 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E172-173)
- Feb 13, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
- Feb 7, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E8-9)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-31 | PROTECTING PRIVACY AND PREVENTING THE MISUSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS164 pages | Ways and Means Committee | May 22, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-195 | THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 2001182 pages | Judiciary Committee | Feb 8, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
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