Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act
Latest action · Jan 29, 2003 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
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 28, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes a public records exception to the prohibition. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on social security numbers in public records. Grants the Attorney General rulemaking authority.
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit: (1) the use of social security numbers on checks issued for payment by governmental agencies; (2) the appearance of such numbers on driver's licenses or motor vehicle registration; and (3) inmate access to social security account numbers.
Prohibits a commercial entity from requiring an individual to provide a social security number when purchasing a commercial good or service or denying an individual the good or service for refusing to provide that number, with exceptions. Establishes civil and criminal penalties.
Extends civil monetary penalties for misuse of a social security number.
Provides for: (1) criminal penalties under SSA title II for the misuse of a social security number; (2) civil actions and civil penalties against persons who violate this Act; and (3) Federal injunctive authority with respect to any violation by a public entity.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 28, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2003Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
- Jan 28, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1680-1681)
- Jan 28, 2003Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1681-1685)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1689 | William H. Frist R-TN | Jan 29, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1680, S1686Text printed S1681–S1685 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text), William H. Frist R-TN | Jan 28, 2003 |
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 1
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. 108-35 | USE AND MISUSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS85 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 10, 2003 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 637 | Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act | Identical bill | Mar 6, 2003 |
| HR 2971 | Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004 | Related bill | Nov 22, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of social security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Checks
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Class actions (Civil procedure)
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Cost effectiveness
- Counterfeiting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal justice information
- Damages
- Department of Justice
- Driver licenses
- Electronic commerce
- Electronic data interchange
- Employee crimes
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Identification devices
- Injunctions
- Internet
- Labor and Employment
- Larceny
- Law
- Legislation
- Limitation of actions
- Local employees
- Misconduct in office
- Motor vehicle registration
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Parties to actions
- Prison labor
- Prisoners
- Public records
- Punitive damages
- Retail trade
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social security numbers
- Social Welfare
- Stalking
- State courts
- State employees
- Sunset legislation
- Supplemental security income program
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Welfare fraud
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2003Placed on Calendar Senate
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