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HR 3368 107th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Consumer credit Law Limitation of actions Right of privacy

Protect Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2001

Introduced: November 28, 2001 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jan 14, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Nov 30, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Nov 28, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Nov 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Protect Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to the statute of limitations on actions, to provide that an action to enforce a liability may be brought not later than two years after the date on which the violation is discovered or should have been discovered by the exercise of reasonable diligence.

Tolls such limitation period during any period during which a defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented information statutorily required to be disclosed where such misrepresentation is material to establishment of liability.

What's happening now January 14, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1723 Identical bill Protect Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 1 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 26, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 22, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 15, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 11, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2002
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 11, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 11, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 4, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 28, 2001
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