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HR 220 107th Congress House

Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numb… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid programsFederal mandates
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Identification devicesRight of privacyRight of propertySocial WelfareSocial security numbersStandards
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
Feb 13, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E172-173)
Feb 7, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E8-9)
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to establish new rules restricting the use of Social Security account numbers (SSNs) to applicable Social Security Administration and tax related purposes.

Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to prohibit any Federal, State, or local government agency from requiring or requesting an individual to disclose his SSN.

Prohibits any two Federal agencies or instrumentalities from implementing the same identifying number with respect to any individual, except as authorized under this Act.

Prohibits a Federal agency from: (1) establishing or mandating a uniform standard for individual identification that is required to be used by any other Federal or State agency or by a private person except for conducting the authorized activities of the Federal agency establishing or mandating the standard; or (2) conditioning receipt of any Federal grant or contract on the adoption, by a State or State agency or by a political subdivision of a State, of a uniform standard for individual identification.

Prohibits a Federal agency from establishing or mandating a uniform standard for individual identification that is required to be used within the agency, or by any other Federal or State agency or by a private person for regulating a transaction to which the Federal Government is not a party, or for administrative simplification.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 20, 2001
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Feb 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 220: Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-220/
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