HR 3046 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007

Introduced Jul 16, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Michael R. McNulty D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 24, 2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 210.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 16, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) specify restrictions on the sale and display to the general public of Social Security account numbers (SSNs) by governmental entities; (2) prohibit the display of SSNs (or any derivatives) on checks issued for payment by such entities; (3) prohibit governmental entity display of SSNs (or any derivatives) on employee identification cards or tags (IDs); (4) prohibit access to the SSNs of other individuals by prisoners employed by governmental entities; (5) prohibit the selling, purchasing, or displaying of SSNs (with certain exceptions) to the general public, or the acquisition or use of any individual's SSN to locate or identify such individual with the intent to physically injure or harm him or her, or to use the individual's ID for any illegal purpose by any person; (6) provide for uniform standards for truncation of an SSN; and (7) establish new criminal penalties for the misuse of SSNs.

(Sec. 10) Amends SSA title XI to provide for the imposition of civil monetary penalties for specified offenses involving SSNs or Social Security cards.

(Sec. 11) Imposes: (1) new criminal penalties upon Social Security Administration employees who knowingly and fraudulently issue Social Security cards or SSNs; and (2) enhanced penalties in cases of terrorism, drug trafficking, crimes of violence, or prior offenses.

(Sec. 13) Amends SSA title XI with respect to regulatory and enforcement authority with respect to misuse of SSNs.

(Sec. 14) Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council to study and report to the Commissioner and Congress on: (1) the extent of the use of SSNs as a primary means of authenticating identity or for verification in commercial transactions; and (2) the feasibility of a prohibition on such use. Requires the study also to examine possible alternatives to SSNs for such uses.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2007 to Sep 17, 2007; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 16, 2007
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJul 16, 2007
R-WADoc HastingsOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 16, 2007
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalJul 16, 2007
R-LAJim McCreryOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-CALois CappsOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalJul 16, 2007
R-KYRon LewisOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 16, 2007
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJul 16, 2007
D-ILDanny K. DavisJul 17, 2007
R-FLJeff MillerJul 17, 2007
R-NJJim SaxtonJul 17, 2007
R-OKJohn SullivanJul 17, 2007
R-TXJohn R. CarterJul 18, 2007
R-IATom LathamJul 19, 2007
D-NYBrian HigginsJul 24, 2007
D-FLCorrine BrownJul 24, 2007
D-CAGeorge MillerJul 24, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 24, 2007
R-NYJohn M. McHughJul 24, 2007
D-CALinda T. SánchezJul 24, 2007
R-TXLouie GohmertJul 24, 2007
R-NYPeter T. KingJul 24, 2007
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJul 25, 2007
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersJul 25, 2007
D-WIDavid R. ObeyJul 25, 2007
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Jul 25, 2007
D-AZEd PastorJul 26, 2007
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJul 26, 2007
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJul 30, 2007
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJul 30, 2007
D-MABill DelahuntJul 31, 2007
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyAug 1, 2007
D-NYNita M. LoweyAug 1, 2007
D-CALynn C. WoolseyAug 3, 2007
D-PAJoe SestakSep 5, 2007
D-TXSilvestre ReyesSep 17, 2007
R-NCVirginia FoxxSep 17, 2007

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jul 16, 2007Markup Jul 18, 2007Reported Sep 24, 2007

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 110-339.
  2. Sep 24, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 210.
  3. Jul 18, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  4. Jul 18, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Jul 16, 2007Introduced in House
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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
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1527, E1530Summaries E1528Michael R. McNulty D-NY, Sam Johnson R-TXJul 16, 2007

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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Jul 30, 2007H.R. 3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 18, 2007</p>
  2. Jul 30, 2007H.R. 3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 18, 2007

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections, to prevent fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and to otherwise enhance protection against identity theft, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007
Short Titles as Reported to House
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2007Reported in House
  2. Jul 16, 2007Introduced in House

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