United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5835 (109th)
Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006
Introduced
19 July 2006
Last action
13 November 2006 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Subjects
Defence, Education, Budget
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 - Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish policies and standards for federal agencies to follow in the event of a breach of data security involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information; and (2) each federal agency to establish procedures for notifying individuals whose sensitive personal information is compromised. Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Under Secretary for Information Services. Outlines responsibilities of the VA's Chief Information Officer with respect to personal information security management. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report quarterly to the congressional veterans' committees on any data breach with respect to sensitive personal information possessed or maintained by the VA. Requires within the VA, with respect to each data breach, an independent risk analysis to determine the level of risk for the potential misuse of such information. Provides for, after a data breach: (1) fraud alerts; (2) credit security freezes; and (3) credit protection services. Outlines requirements for contractors who contract to perform any VA function that requires access to sensitive personal information. Directs the Secretary, in order to ensure appropriate information security skills for VA employees, to carry out programs to provide financial support for the education of such personnel in information security at institutions of higher education. Authorizes: (1) a scholarship program under which the Secretary may provide financial assistance to an individual for up to five years with a limit of $50,000 per year; and (2) a debt reduction program under which the Secretary makes payments on loans taken by VA employees to obtain appropriate information security education, with a payment limit of $82,500 over a five-year period. Provides a first and second priority, in the provision of assistance under this section, to: (1) veterans with service-connected disabilities; and (2) other veterans. Requires any veteran receiving assistance to have been discharged from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions.
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Timeline
19 July 2006
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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
19 July 2006
Committee
Committee Hearings Held Prior to Introduction and Referral (Jul 18, 2006).
Source: Committee
19 July 2006
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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
19 July 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 July 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 July 2006
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
20 July 2006
Reported
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
13 September 2006
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
Source: Calendars
13 September 2006
Discharge
Committee on Government Reform discharged.
Source: Discharge
13 September 2006
Committee
Committee on Government Reform discharged.
Source: Committee
13 September 2006
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 109-651, Part I.
Source: Committee
13 September 2006
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 109-651, Part I.
Source: Committee
18 September 2006
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
Source: Committee
26 September 2006
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
26 September 2006
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7468-7472)
Source: Floor
26 September 2006
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7468-7472)
Source: Floor
26 September 2006
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5835.
Source: Floor
26 September 2006
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7468-7478)
Source: Floor
26 September 2006
Floor
Mr. Buyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
27 September 2006
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
13 November 2006
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 13 November 2006 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 26 September 2006 · Download file
- Reported in House · 13 September 2006 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 19 July 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 13 November 2006
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 26 September 2006
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5835
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5835
- us · 109-hr-5835 · source updated 7 April 2025