3.0.0 2801 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z Senate S S 2004-09-14 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-09-14T19:24:49Z 2004-09-14 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9225-9231) IntroReferral 2004-09-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9224) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Alien labor Aliens Checks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Confidential communications Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Consumer credit Consumer education Consumer protection Cost effectiveness Counterfeiting Department of Justice Driver licenses Drug abuse Drug traffic Electronic government information Encryption Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Governmental investigations Health Identification devices Identity theft Immigration International Affairs Internet Labor and Employment Law Legislation Local employees Mandatory sentences Medical records Misconduct in office Motor vehicle registration Old age, survivors and disability insurance Photography Prison labor Prisoners Public records Recidivists Restrictive trade practices Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) Social Security Administration Social Welfare Social security numbers State employees Sunset legislation Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Trusts and trustees Violence Web sites Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-09-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-29T21:37:57Z Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) specify restrictions on the sale and display to the general public of Social Security account numbers (SSNs) (or any derivatives) by Federal, State, and local governments and bankruptcy case trustees; (2) prohibit the display of SSNs (or any derivatives) on checks issued for payment by such governments, or on driver's licenses or motor vehicle registrations; (3) prohibit the Federal, State, or local government display of SSNs (or any derivatives) on employee identification cards or tags (IDs); (4) prohibit access to the SSNs of other individuals by prisoners employed by Federal, State, or local governments; (5) prohibit the selling, purchasing, or displaying of SSNs (with certain exceptions), or the obtaining or use of any individual's SSN to locate or identify such individual with the intent to physically injure or harm such individual or to use the individual's ID for any illegal purpose by any person; and (6) require States to require independent verification of birth records provided in support of applications for SSNs.

Subjects to the Fair Credit Reporting Act information regarding a consumer's SSN (and any derivative) (credit header information). Provides that any person who refuses to do business with an individual for refusing to disclose his or her SSN shall be considered to have committed an unfair or deceptive act or practice.

Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) make improvements to the enumeration at birth program for the issuance of Social Security account numbers to newborns; and (2) by regulation restrict the issuance of multiple replacement Social Security cards to any individual to minimize fraud.

Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act, and enhanced penalties in cases of terrorism, drug trafficking, crimes of violence, or prior offenses.

]]> Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004 Display Title Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections, to prevent fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and to otherwise enhance protection against identity theft, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-09-14T04:00:00Z 2004-09-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9225-9231) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.