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Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007

Introduced: October 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 4, 2007
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 15, 2007
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14568-14572; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S14568-14569; text as passed Senate: CR S14570-14572)
Nov 15, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14568-14572; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S14568-14569; text as passed Senate: CR S14570-14572)
Nov 1, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.
Nov 1, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 1, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 16, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12939-12940)
Oct 16, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12938-12939)
Oct 16, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) authorize criminal restitution orders in identity theft cases to compensate victims for the time spent to remediate the intended or actual harm incurred; (2) expand identity theft and aggravated identity theft crimes to include offenses against organizations (currently, only natural persons are protected); (3) include conspiracy to commit a felony within the definition of "felony violation" for purposes of aggravated identity theft crimes; (4) include making, uttering, or possessing counterfeited securities, mail theft, and tax fraud as predicate offenses for aggravated identity theft; (5) enable prosecution of computer fraud offenses for conduct not involving an interstate or foreign communication; (6) eliminate the requirement that damage to a victim's computer aggregate at least $5,000 before a prosecution can be brought for unauthorized access to a computer; (7) make it a felony, during any one-year period, to damage 10 or more protected computers used by or for the federal government or a financial institution; (8) expand the definition of "cyber-extortion" to include a demand for money in relation to damage to a protected computer, where such damage was caused to facilitate the extortion; (9) prohibit conspiracies to commit computer fraud; (10) expand interstate and foreign jurisdiction for prosecution of computer fraud offenses; and (11) impose criminal and civil forfeitures of property used to commit computer fraud offenses.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review its guidelines and policy statements for the sentencing of persons convicted of identity theft, computer fraud, illegal wiretapping, and unlawful access to stored information to reflect increased penalties for such offenses. Sets forth criteria for updating such guidelines and policy statements.

What's happening now February 4, 2008

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

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