United States · Bill · S
S. 179 (97th)
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide penalties for the misuse of social security numbers.
Introduced
21 January 1981
Last action
5 February 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Sen. Byrd, Harry F., Jr. [I-VA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to impose criminal penalties for the alteration, purchase or sale, or counterfeiting of a social security card or for possession of a social security card or counterfeit social security card with intent to sell or alter.
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Timeline
21 January 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 January 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Byrd, Harry F., Jr. [I-VA] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/179
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/179
- us · 97-s-179 · source updated 10 August 2026