[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER CONFIDENTIALITY ACT OF 2000

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate now proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3218, which is at the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3218) to amend title 31, United States Code, 
     to prohibit the appearance of Social Security account numbers 
     on or through unopened mailings of checks or other drafts 
     issued on public money in the Treasury.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 3218) was read the third time and passed.

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