Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006
Latest action · Jul 18, 2006 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) certify in writing to Congress that any individual whose personal information is compromised due to lax data security at the VA has been appropriately notified in writing of such compromise; and (2) provide free of charge to each such individual credit monitoring services during the one-year period beginning on the date of this Act's enactment and a copy of the affected individual's credit report (in addition to any other credit report provided under otherwise applicable law) once annually during the two-year period beginning on the date on which the credit monitoring services terminate.
Cosponsors 126
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2006 to Sep 6, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 24, 2006 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-WI | David R. Obey | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 27, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Sep 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 23, 2006 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2006Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
- Jun 20, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
- Jun 8, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3501)
- May 23, 2006Introduced in House
- May 23, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3646 | Jim Costa D-CA | Jun 9, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3501 | John T. Salazar D-CO | Jun 8, 2006 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2970 | Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006 | Identical bill | May 23, 2006 |
| HR 5464 | Veterans Identity Protection Act | Related bill | Jul 18, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data, to ensure that such persons are appropriately notified of such thefts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2006Introduced in House
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