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Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act

Introduced: January 14, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 20, 2003
Received in the House.
Mar 20, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 19, 2003
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4031-4032; text as passed Senate: CR S4031-4032)
Mar 19, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4031-4032; text as passed Senate: CR S4031-4032)
Jan 30, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
Jan 30, 2003
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Jan 30, 2003
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 14, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S294)
Jan 14, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S293-294)
Jan 14, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft.

Prescribes sentences of two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to specified felony violations (including felonies relating to theft from employee benefit plans and various fraud and immigration offenses), and five years' imprisonment for knowingly taking such action during and in relation to specified felony violations pertaining to terrorist acts, in addition to the punishments provided for such felonies.

Prohibits a court from: (1) placing any person convicted of such a violation on probation; (2) reducing any sentence for the related felony to take into account the sentence imposed for such a violation; or (3) providing for concurrent terms of imprisonment for a violation of this Act and any other violation, except, in the court's discretion, an additional violation of this section.

Expands the existing identify theft prohibition to: (1) cover possession of a means of identification of another with intent to commit specified unlawful activity; (2) increase penalties for violations; and (3) include acts of domestic terrorism within the scope of a prohibition against facilitating an act of international terrorism.

What's happening now May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1731 Identical bill Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 11, 2003
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 14, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 153: Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-153/
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"S. 153: Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-153/.
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S. 153, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-153/.
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