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Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006

Introduced: June 9, 2006 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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 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.
Jun 9, 2006
Introduced in House
Jun 9, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of the Department of Veterans Afffairs: (1) to safeguard Department records that contain personal identifying information about present and former members of the Armed Forces and their family members; and (2) when such information is lost or compromised due to the carelessness of the Department or one of its employees, to assist the affected individuals in mitigating the effects of such loss or compromise.

Establishes within the Department an Office of Identity Protection to prevent such loss or compromise of information and to assist affected individuals.

Directs the Department's Inspector General to conduct a study of Department data security practices.

Provides criminal penalties for Department officers or employees who remove from Department custody any protected personnel file, record, report, or document.

What's happening now July 18, 2006

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5577: Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5577/
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"H.R. 5577: Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5577/.
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H.R. 5577, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5577/.
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