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S 1723 107th Congress Senate 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 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12006)
Nov 16, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12005-12006)
Nov 16, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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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 November 16, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12006)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3368 Identical bill Protect Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 16, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1723: Protect Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1723/
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"S. 1723: Protect Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1723/.
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S. 1723, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1723/.
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