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HR 5487 109th Congress House

Veterans' ID Theft Protection Act of 2006

Official title: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions to mitigate the effects of the breach of data security that occurred, or is likely to have… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions to mitigate the effects of the breach of data security that occurred, or is likely to have occurred, in May, 2006, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2006 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceComputer security measuresConsumer credit
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Consumer educationConsumer protectionCrime and Law EnforcementData banksFinance and Financial SectorFinancial servicesFinancial statementsFraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityIdentity theftPublic recordsRight of privacyScience, Technology, CommunicationsSecurity measuresTelephoneVictims of crimes
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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 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 25, 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' ID Theft Protection Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take specified actions in response to the May 2006 breach of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data security, including: (1) repairing the breach, restoring the security and confidentiality of the sensitive financial personal information involved and the integrity of data security safeguards, and improving data security policies and procedures; and (2) notifying affected persons, each nationwide consumer reporting agency, and any other third parties who will be required to act to protect such persons from fraud or identity theft.

Makes the Secretary responsible for providing any notices and file monitoring required under this Act at no cost to the persons affected by the breach.

Requires the Secretary to make available to a person affected, upon request, a service that monitors nationwide credit activity from a consumer reporting agency for six months for free.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 10
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 25, 2006
Bean, Melissa
· May 25, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 25, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 25, 2006
Davis, Artur
· May 25, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 25, 2006
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 25, 2006
HARMAN, JANE
· May 25, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· May 25, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· May 25, 2006
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· May 25, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 25, 2006
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· May 25, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 25, 2006
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 25, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· May 25, 2006
POMEROY, EARL
· May 25, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 25, 2006
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 25, 2006
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 25, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5487: Veterans' ID Theft Protection Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5487/
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"H.R. 5487: Veterans' ID Theft Protection Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5487/.
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