3.0.0 2229 2023-01-11T13:24:54Z 2023-01-11T13:24:54Z House H HR 2013-06-03 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROSS:H.R. 2229.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; Article I, Section 8,Clause 3--This legislative action is necessary and proper forthe protection of American citizen's identity, wherepossession and subsequent inter/intrastate transmission ofindividuals unique Social Security Number is concerned.[Page H3015]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-19T15:19:30Z Referred to 2013-06-03T18:00:23Z 2013-06-19 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2013-06-03 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 N C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2013-06-03 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2013-07-11 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2013-07-19 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2014-02-11 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2014-09-11 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Social Security Administration Social security and elderly assistance State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-06-03 Introduced in House 2013-06-21T21:42:18Z Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to issue uniform standards for the method for: (1) truncation of Social Security account numbers in order to facilitate their protection from use in fraud or identity theft, and (2) encryption (or other method of securing) of those numbers transmitted by means of the Internet.

Applies such standards to the federal government whenever it: (1) displays a Social Security account number; and (2) transfers, records, or otherwise utilizes such a number.

Prohibits a state, a local government, or any of their officers, employees, or contractors from displaying to the general public on the Internet all or any portion of any Social Security account number, except in compliance with such truncation and encryption standards or if the number belongs to a deceased individual. Prescribes a civil monetary penalty of up to $5,000 per day for violation of this prohibition.

Directs the Attorney General to award grants to state and local governments to carry out activities to remove, redact, or truncate, in accordance with the uniform standards, all Social Security account numbers on forms and records of their executive, legislative, and judicial agencies that would be displayed to the general public on the Internet in violation of this Act.

]]> Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 Display Title Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To require the Commissioner of Social Security to issue uniform standards for the method for truncation of Social Security account numbers in order to protect such numbers from being used in the perpetration of fraud or identity theft and to provide for a prohibition on the display to the general public on the Internet of Social Security account numbers by State and local governments and private entities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2229ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2229ih.xml 2013-06-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. 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.