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S. 2043 (97th)

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the mailing of identification documents bearing a false birth date.

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Introduced

2 February 1982

Last action

16 June 1982 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held.

Sponsors

Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH], Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL], Chuck Grassley, Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. East, John P. [R-NC]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for mailing an identification document (usable by a minor for the purchase of alcoholic beverages) which bears an unverified birthdate. Requires for verification that the sender of the identification obtain adequate assurances that the person to be identified is at least 21 years old or that the birthdate is accurate.

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Timeline

  1. 2 February 1982

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 February 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 February 1982

    Referred

    Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism.

    Source: Committee

  4. 16 June 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

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