HR 2398 114th Congress House

Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to disclose certa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to disclose certain return information related to identity theft, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2015 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Taxation Computer security and identity theftCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsFraud offenses and financial crimes

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Government information and archivesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 16, 2015

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

May 18, 2015

Introduced in House

May 18, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Latest action June 16, 2015

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the disclosure of tax return information in cases of identity theft, to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) disclose to the holder of a valid social security account number that there is reason to believe that there has been a fraudulent use of such account number; and (2) disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) such social security account number, that there is reason to believe that such account number has been fraudulently used in the employment context, and the taxpayer identity information of the individual who was assigned such account number.

The bill authorizes the FBI and DOJ to disclose taxpayer information to appropriate federal, state, and local law enforcement officials solely for purposes of carrying out criminal investigations or prosecutions.

The bill also imposes new criminal and civil penalties for tax-related identity theft and misappropriation of tax identification numbers.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Schweikert, David

Arizona · Jun 10, 2015

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2398: Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2398/

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