[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    DMF INCLUDED IN BUDGET AGREEMENT

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, for the last 30 years, Social 
Security has been required to make deceased Americans' Social Security 
numbers and other personal information public through the so-called 
``Death Master File.'' Unfortunately, identity thieves have been using 
this file to obtain fraudulent tax refunds based on the identity of 
deceased Americans, particularly children like 4-year-old Alexis Agin 
here. No grieving family should have to go through this.
  To put a stop to this heinous crime, earlier this year, I introduced 
the Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act with my Democrat 
colleague Xavier Becerra. And thanks to the budget deal, which includes 
a provision to restrict access to the Death Master File, American 
families will be better protected from tax fraud.
  I salute the Agins for their tireless advocacy, and God bless 
America.

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