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S. 2871 106th Congress Senate

Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, to prohibit the sale and purchase of the social security number of an individual by financial institutions and to i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, to prohibit the sale and purchase of the social security number of an individual by financial institutions and to include social security numbers in the definition of nonpublic personal information.

Introduced: July 14, 2000 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureBusiness recordsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerce
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Credit unionsCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of the TreasuryFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationFederal Reserve SystemFraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment corporationsIndependent regulatory commissionsLawNational Credit Union AdministrationRight of privacySecurities and Exchange CommissionSecurities regulationSocial WelfareSocial security numbers
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 14, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 14, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 14, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2000 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to require the Federal functional regulators to promulgate regulations restricting the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers by financial institutions. Prohibits a financial institution from selling or purchasing a Social Security number or Social Security account number in violation of such regulations.
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 14, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2871: Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2871/
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"S. 2871: Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2871/.
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S. 2871, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2871/.
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