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Comprehensive Veterans' Data Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2006

Introduced: June 12, 2006 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 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 13, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3803)
Jun 12, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 12, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Veterans' Data Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2006 - Places upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs an affirmative obligation to protect from any data breach the sensitive personal information of veterans and any other individuals that the Department of Veterans Affairs possesses, creates, or maintains, as well as information or tools (including passwords and encryption keys) used to protect the integrity of such data.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement and maintain reasonable security policies and procedures to protect such information; and (2) prescribe policies and procedures regarding employee and third party access to, and use of, such information which the Department receives, maintains, or transmits.

Directs the Secretary, upon discovery of a data breach, to: (1) notify the United States Secret Service, the Department's Inspector General, the congressional veterans' committees, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); (2) notify each individual whose information was acquired or accessed by an unauthorized person; and (3) place a conspicuous notice on the Department's Internet website.

Requires the Secretary, upon request of an affected individual, to: (1) include a fraud alert in the file of the individual with each nationwide consumer reporting agency; (2) apply a security freeze to the file of such individual; and (3) provide free damage mitigation services, including credit monitoring and annual copies of consumer credit reports.

Establishes within the Department an Ombudsman for Data Security.

What's happening now July 18, 2006

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 10, 2006
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 10, 2006
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2006
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2006
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 27, 2006
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 27, 2006
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 27, 2006
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 2006
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 27, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 2006
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2006
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 27, 2006
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 2006
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2006
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 27, 2006
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 27, 2006
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 27, 2006
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 27, 2006
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 22, 2006
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 21, 2006
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Costa, Jim
California · Jun 15, 2006
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2006
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2006
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 14, 2006
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 14, 2006
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 14, 2006
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 14, 2006
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 14, 2006
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 14, 2006
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2006
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 14, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 14, 2006
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 14, 2006
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 13, 2006