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
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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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12006)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1