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HR 3053 107th Congress House

Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001

Official title: To prevent identity theft, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 2001 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureBank recordsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerce
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Consumer complaintsConsumer creditConsumer educationCredit cardsCrime and Law EnforcementCrime preventionDriver licensesFederal Trade CommissionFraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkIdentification devicesIndependent regulatory commissionsLarcenyLawPrintingRight of privacySocial WelfareSocial security numbersTransportation and Public Works
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
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 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Oct 5, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 5, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prescribe procedural guidelines under which a credit card issuer shall confirm changes of address.

Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prescribe procedural guidelines under which a consumer reporting agency shall: (1) notify the requester of a discrepancy in the address in the consumer file; (2) include a fraud alert in the file of a requesting consumer; and (3) make free annual disclosures upon consumer request.

Confers enforcement jurisdiction upon the Federal Trade Commission.

Mandates truncation of credit card account numbers, so that an entity that accepts credit cards for the transaction of business is prohibited from printing more than the last 5 digits of the credit card account number or the expiration date upon any receipt provided to the cardholder.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2002
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 22, 2002
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 22, 2002
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 22, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 5, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 5, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 5, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3053: Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3053/
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