[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    INTRODUCTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT 
                             PREVENTION ACT

  (Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, millions of Americans are hurt 
by identity theft every year. My legislation, the Social Security 
Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2009, H.R. 2472, will 
enable the Social Security Administration to work with the Department 
of Homeland Security in searching for records to identify individuals 
and employers who are using false names, false Social Security numbers, 
multiple individuals using the same Social Security number, the 
fraudulent use of Social Security numbers taken from dead people, and 
individuals who had applied and received a Social Security number but 
who are not legally entitled to work in the United States.
  According to the most recent national survey by the Federal Trade 
Commission, 8.3 million adults in the United States were victims of 
identity theft and 1.8 million adults in the U.S. reported their 
personal information fraudulently used by somebody else. This 
legislation, H.R. 2472, will end a bureaucratic loophole that keeps 
Federal agencies from cooperating in the fight against identity theft. 
I strongly urge its passage.

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