H.R. 624 115th Congress House

Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

Official title: To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on Federal documents sent by mail, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 24, 2017 Introduced by: David G. Valadao Republican · California See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 15, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-59.

Sep 15, 2017

Signed by President.

Sep 8, 2017

Presented to President.

Sep 7, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 6, 2017

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)

Sep 6, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5020)

May 25, 2017

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

May 24, 2017

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

May 24, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 24, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4533)

May 24, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4533)

May 24, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 624.

May 24, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4533-4535)

May 24, 2017

Mr. Ross moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

May 23, 2017

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

May 23, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 98.

May 23, 2017

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 115-150, Part I.

May 23, 2017

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than May 23, 2017 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(t) of rule X.

Feb 14, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Feb 14, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 24, 2017

Introduced in House

Jan 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Latest action September 15, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-59.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 24, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill: (1) prohibits federal agencies (including legislative and judicial branch agencies, with specified exceptions) from including any individual's Social Security account number on any document sent by mail unless the agency head determines that such inclusion is necessary; and (2) requires agencies that have Chief Financial Officers to issue regulations, within five years of this bill's enactment, that specify the circumstances under which such inclusion is necessary.

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