[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 624 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 98
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 624

                      [Report No. 115-150, Part I]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

 Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Swalwell of California, 
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Allen, 
 Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
 Renacci, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Denham, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. 
Roby, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Nunes, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. 
 Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Webster of Florida, 
Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

                              May 23, 2017

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Costa, Mr. Latta, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Brownley 
        of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Faso, and Mr. Young of Iowa

                              May 23, 2017

 Reported with an amendment and referred to the 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), rule 
                                   X
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              May 23, 2017

The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               24, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


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


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fraud Prevention Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS OF SSNS ON DOCUMENTS SENT BY MAIL.

    (a) In General.--No department or agency of the Federal Government 
may include the social security account number of any individual on any 
document sent by mail unless the head of such department or agency 
determines that the inclusion of such social security number on such 
document is necessary.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the head of each department and agency of the 
Federal Government shall issue regulations specifying the circumstances 
under which inclusion of a social security account number on a document 
sent by mail is necessary. Such regulations shall include--
            (1) instructions for the partial redaction of social 
        security account numbers whenever feasible; and
            (2) a requirement that social security account numbers not 
        be visible on the outside of any package sent by mail.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act shall apply with respect to documents 
sent by mail on or after the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 98

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 624

                      [Report No. 115-150, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 23, 2017

 Reported with an amendment and referred to the 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 for that committee pursuant to clause 1(t), 
                                 rule X

                              May 23, 2017

The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed