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HR 5464 109th Congress House

Veterans Identity Protection Act

Official title: To improve information security for veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2006 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesComputer security measuresConsumer creditCrime and Law Enforcement
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Data banksFinance and Financial SectorFinancial servicesFines (Penalties)Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityIdentity theftLarcenyLawPublic recordsRight of privacyScience, Technology, CommunicationsSecurity measures
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2006
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 20, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
May 24, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 24, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 2006

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Identity Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide notice to each veteran whose name or other personal identifying information was part of the VA data that was stolen from the home of a VA employee around May 22, 2006, informing the veteran of: (1) the theft; (2) the nature of the breach of confidentiality; and (3) the veteran's right to request a free credit report once every three months and free monitoring of the veteran's credit report for the next year.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) include with each notification a form (with a postage-paid return envelope) by which the veteran may make such requests; (2) enter into discussions with the three principal credit reporting agencies and conclude agreements necessary to implement such elections; and (3) fully implement, as rapidly as possible, each of the 16 information security improvements recommended in the VA Inspector General's report on the March 2005 audit of the VA's Information Security Program.

Sets penalties for failure to implement this Act.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5455 Related bill Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006
  • S 2970 Related bill Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 5
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 15, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· May 25, 2006
Dent, Charles
· May 25, 2006
EDWARDS, CHET
· May 25, 2006
HERGER, WALLY
· May 25, 2006
Murphy, Tim
· May 25, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 25, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 24, 2006
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 24, 2006
Hensarling, Jeb
· May 24, 2006
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 24, 2006
Mack, Connie
· May 24, 2006
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 24, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· May 24, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· May 24, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 24, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5464: Veterans Identity Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5464/
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"H.R. 5464: Veterans Identity Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5464/.
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H.R. 5464, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5464/.
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