PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 4362 (112th)

STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 April 2012

Last action

2 August 2012 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], LAMAR SMITH, Linda Sánchez, Theodore Deutch, Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21], Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], NITA LOWEY, Mike Coffman, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

10 August 2026

Taxation

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2012 or the STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012 - Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including task forces, to bring more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice; and (2) take into account the need to concentrate efforts in areas of the country where the crime is most frequently reported, to coordinate with state and local authorities to prosecute and prevent such crime, and to protect vulnerable groups from becoming victims or otherwise being used in the offense. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) define "means of identification" to mean any name or number used to identify a specific person (currently, any specific individual); and (2) make tax fraud a predicate offense for aggravated identity theft. Directs the Attorney General to include in the first annual DOJ performance report made more than nine months after the date of this Act's enactment information as to progress in implementing this Act regarding: (1) information readily available to DOJ about trends in the incidence of tax return identity theft, (2) the effectiveness of statutory tools in aiding DOJ in prosecuting it, (3) recommendations on additional statutory tools that would aid in removing barriers to effective prosecution, and (4) the status of implementing DOJ's March 2010 audit report on DOJ efforts to combat identity theft.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 16 April 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 April 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 April 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 April 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Source: Committee

  5. 9 July 2012

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  6. 10 July 2012

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 10 July 2012

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 31 July 2012

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-639.

    Source: Committee

  9. 31 July 2012

    Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

    Source: Floor

  10. 31 July 2012

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4362.

    Source: Floor

  11. 31 July 2012

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5510-5514)

    Source: Floor

  12. 31 July 2012

    Floor

    Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  13. 31 July 2012

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 460.

    Source: Calendars

  14. 31 July 2012

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-639.

    Source: Committee

  15. 1 August 2012

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  16. 1 August 2012

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2012 H5510-5511)

    Source: Floor

  17. 1 August 2012

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2012 H5510-5511)

    Source: Floor

  18. 1 August 2012

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5619)

    Source: Floor

  19. 2 August 2012

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

10 official files

Referred in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.