United States · Bill · S
S. 2312 (109th)
Social Security Number Protection Act of 2006
Introduced
16 February 2006
Last action
16 February 2006 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1432)
Sponsors
Richard Durbin, Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Social Security Number Protection Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Service to establish procedures to change the numerical identifier used to identify individuals entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), so that the Social Security account number is not displayed on the individual's Medicare identification card, or on any explanation of Medicare benefits mailed to the individual.
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Timeline
16 February 2006
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1432)
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 2006
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 February 2006 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2006
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2006
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 February 2006
Sponsors
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2312
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2312
- us · 109-s-2312 · source updated 15 August 2025