United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4857 (106th)
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2000
Introduced
13 July 2000
Last action
7 December 2000 · Introduced
Status
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 15, 2000.
Sponsors
Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Kuykendall, Steven T. [R-CA-36], Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Rogan, James E. [R-CA-27], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Privacy and Identity Protection Act of 2000 - Title I: Provisions Relating to the Social Security Account Number - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with regard to: (1) governmental use and treatment of social security account numbers, including restrictions on the sale of such account numbers by governmental agencies; and (2) prohibitions against public access to such account numbers in governmental agency possession, and against use of such account numbers on checks issued for payment by such agencies. (Sec. 101) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the current usage by governmental agencies of the Social Security account numbers of individuals, and derivatives of such numbers, for identification purposes; and (2) the most effective means by which any such usage extending beyond the original purposes of the Social Security account number may be minimized. Amends SSA title II to provide for independent verification of birth records provided in support of applications for Social Security account numbers. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Attorney General to report jointly to Congress on the progress of the Social Security Administration and the Immigration and Naturalization Service in implementing a process for enumeration at entry for aliens entering the United States. Amends SSA title II to prohibit: (1) the appearance of Social Security account numbers on driver's licenses or motor vehicle registrations; and (2) the display of such account numbers, or any derivative, on any card or tag provided by governmental agencies to their employees for identification purposes. (Sec. 102) Provides for the regulation and restriction of the sale and purchase of the Social Security account number in the private sector. (Sec. 103) Amends SSA title II to subject criminal penalties the sale and purchase of Social Security account numbers. (Sec. 104) Amends SSA title XI with regard to civil monetary penalty authority concerning treatment of withholding of material facts, and application of civil money penalties to elements of criminal violations. (Sec. 105) Amends SSA titles II and XVI (Supplementary Security Income) (SSI) to provide authority for judicial orders of restitution in cases of Social Security payments obtained by fraud. Amends SSA title VII (Administration) to provide for the establishment of a special fund in the Treasury for receipt of restitution payments. (Sec. 106) Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for confidential treatment of credit report header information including the Social Security account number of the consumer or any derivative thereof. (Sec. 107) Amends SSA title VII to provide for law enforcement authority by special agents of the Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration. Title II: Provisions Relating to Representative Payees - Amends SSA titles II and XVI to authorize reissue to beneficiaries or alternative representative payees of OASDI and SSI benefits misused by organizational representative payees. (Sec. 202) Amends SSA titles II and XVI to provide for: (1) oversight of nongovernmental organizational representative payees and disqualification from service as a representative payee upon a felony conviction; (2) fee forfeiture in case of benefit misuse by such a representative payees; (3) liability of representative payees for misused benefits; and (4) extension of civil monetary penalty authority with respect to representative payees.
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Timeline
13 July 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2000
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2000
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Source: Committee
20 July 2000
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
20 July 2000
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
31 July 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Source: Committee
2 August 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
28 September 2000
Reported
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
28 September 2000
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
24 October 2000
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 106-996, Part I.
Source: Committee
24 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 25, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
24 October 2000
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 106-996, Part I.
Source: Committee
25 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 26, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
26 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 27, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
27 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 28, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
28 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 29, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
29 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 30, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
30 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 31, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 1, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 2, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 3, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
3 November 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 4, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
4 November 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 14, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 5, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
5 December 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 7, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
7 December 2000
Introduced
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 15, 2000.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuykendall, Steven T. [R-CA-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogan, James E. [R-CA-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/4857
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