HR 5588 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Comprehensive Veterans' Data Protection and Identity Theft Prevention 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 12, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Comprehensive Veterans' Data Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2006 - Places upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs an affirmative obligation to protect from any data breach the sensitive personal information of veterans and any other individuals that the Department of Veterans Affairs possesses, creates, or maintains, as well as information or tools (including passwords and encryption keys) used to protect the integrity of such data.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement and maintain reasonable security policies and procedures to protect such information; and (2) prescribe policies and procedures regarding employee and third party access to, and use of, such information which the Department receives, maintains, or transmits.

Directs the Secretary, upon discovery of a data breach, to: (1) notify the United States Secret Service, the Department's Inspector General, the congressional veterans' committees, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); (2) notify each individual whose information was acquired or accessed by an unauthorized person; and (3) place a conspicuous notice on the Department's Internet website.

Requires the Secretary, upon request of an affected individual, to: (1) include a fraud alert in the file of the individual with each nationwide consumer reporting agency; (2) apply a security freeze to the file of such individual; and (3) provide free damage mitigation services, including credit monitoring and annual copies of consumer credit reports.

Establishes within the Department an Ombudsman for Data Security.

Cosponsors 142

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2006 to Jul 27, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILLane EvansOriginalJun 12, 2006
D-MABarney FrankJun 13, 2006
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJun 13, 2006
D-RIJames R. LangevinJun 13, 2006
D-MIJohn D. DingellJun 13, 2006
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJun 13, 2006
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJun 13, 2006
D-CANancy PelosiJun 13, 2006
D-OHSherrod BrownJun 13, 2006
D-TXAl GreenJun 14, 2006
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJun 14, 2006
I-VTBernard SandersJun 14, 2006
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Jun 14, 2006
D-FLCorrine BrownJun 14, 2006
D-MIDale E. KildeeJun 14, 2006
D-HIEd CaseJun 14, 2006
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJun 14, 2006
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJun 14, 2006
D-MOIke SkeltonJun 14, 2006
D-SCJames E. ClyburnJun 14, 2006
D-CAJoe BacaJun 14, 2006
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 14, 2006
D-INJulia CarsonJun 14, 2006
D-IALeonard L. BoswellJun 14, 2006
D-CALinda T. SánchezJun 14, 2006
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJun 14, 2006
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJun 14, 2006
D-ARMike RossJun 14, 2006
D-HINeil AbercrombieJun 14, 2006
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 14, 2006
D-MARichard E. NealJun 14, 2006
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizJun 14, 2006
D-OHTed StricklandJun 14, 2006
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJun 14, 2006
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 14, 2006
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jun 15, 2006
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldJun 15, 2006
D-CAHilda L. SolisJun 15, 2006
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 15, 2006
D-CAJim CostaJun 15, 2006
D-ARMarion BerryJun 15, 2006
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJun 15, 2006
D-NVShelley BerkleyJun 15, 2006
D-TXSilvestre ReyesJun 15, 2006
D-MAStephen F. LynchJun 15, 2006
D-TXChet EdwardsJun 16, 2006
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJun 16, 2006
D-NYMajor R. OwensJun 16, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntJun 19, 2006
D-NCBob EtheridgeJun 19, 2006
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 19, 2006
D-CAGeorge MillerJun 19, 2006
D-GAJohn BarrowJun 19, 2006
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerJun 21, 2006
D-MNBetty McCollumJun 21, 2006
D-CABob FilnerJun 21, 2006
D-TXGene GreenJun 21, 2006
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 21, 2006
D-TXLloyd DoggettJun 22, 2006
D-MISander M. LevinJun 22, 2006
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 27, 2006
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnJun 27, 2006
D-FLAllen BoydJun 27, 2006
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 27, 2006
D-NYBrian HigginsJun 27, 2006
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJun 27, 2006
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJun 27, 2006
D-LACharlie MelanconJun 27, 2006
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJun 27, 2006
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJun 27, 2006
D-ILDanny K. DavisJun 27, 2006
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJun 27, 2006
D-CADennis A. CardozaJun 27, 2006
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJun 27, 2006
D-KSDennis MooreJun 27, 2006
D-CADiane E. WatsonJun 27, 2006
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenJun 27, 2006
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJun 27, 2006
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 27, 2006
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJun 27, 2006
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJun 27, 2006
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 27, 2006
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJun 27, 2006
D-NYEliot L. EngelJun 27, 2006
D-NYGary L. AckermanJun 27, 2006
D-WIGwen MooreJun 27, 2006
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Jun 27, 2006
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJun 27, 2006
D-MNJames L. OberstarJun 27, 2006
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 27, 2006
D-VAJames P. MoranJun 27, 2006
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJun 27, 2006
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 27, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottJun 27, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jun 27, 2006
D-GAJohn LewisJun 27, 2006
D-FLKendrick B. MeekJun 27, 2006
D-CALois CappsJun 27, 2006
D-CALoretta SanchezJun 27, 2006
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJun 27, 2006
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJun 27, 2006
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 27, 2006
D-OHMarcy KapturJun 27, 2006
D-COMark UdallJun 27, 2006
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 27, 2006
D-CAMaxine WatersJun 27, 2006
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJun 27, 2006
D-CAMike ThompsonJun 27, 2006
D-NYNita M. LoweyJun 27, 2006
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiJun 27, 2006
D-ILRahm EmanuelJun 27, 2006
D-FLRobert WexlerJun 27, 2006
D-WIRon KindJun 27, 2006
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJun 27, 2006
D-MDSteny H. HoyerJun 27, 2006
D-NJSteven R. RothmanJun 27, 2006
D-WITammy BaldwinJun 27, 2006
D-METhomas H. AllenJun 27, 2006
D-OHTim RyanJun 27, 2006
D-NMTom UdallJun 27, 2006
D-CABarbara LeeJun 28, 2006
D-NCBrad MillerJun 28, 2006
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJun 28, 2006
D-FLJim DavisJun 28, 2006
D-NYJose E. SerranoJun 28, 2006
D-NCMike McIntyreJun 28, 2006
D-NJRush HoltJun 28, 2006
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 28, 2006
D-WVAlan B. MollohanJun 29, 2006
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzJun 29, 2006
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 29, 2006
D-NCDavid E. PriceJun 29, 2006
D-GAJim MarshallJun 29, 2006
D-MORuss CarnahanJun 29, 2006
D-CASam FarrJun 29, 2006
D-CAXavier BecerraJun 29, 2006
D-OKDan BorenJul 10, 2006
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJul 10, 2006
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottJul 10, 2006
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jul 10, 2006
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJul 18, 2006
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Jul 27, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2006

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2006Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Jun 20, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Jun 13, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3803)
  4. Jun 12, 2006Introduced in House
  5. Jun 12, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3803John T. Salazar D-COJun 13, 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 protect sensitive personal information of veterans, to ensure that veterans are appropriately notified of any breach of data security with respect to such information, to provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by any such breach of data security, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Comprehensive Veterans' Data Protection and Identity Theft Prevention 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.

  1. Jun 12, 2006Introduced in House

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