Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes.

1/10/2007--Introduced.
Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of Social Security numbers without the affirmatively expressed consent of the individual, except in specified circumstances. Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on all the uses of Social Security numbers permitted, required, authorized, or excepted under any federal law, including the impact of such uses on privacy and data security. Establishes a public records exception to the prohibition. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Social Security numbers in public records. Grants the Attorney General rulemaking authority to enforce this Act's prohibition and to implement and clarify the permitted uses occurring as a result of an interaction between businesses, governments, or business and government. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit:
(1) the use of Social Security numbers on checks issued for payment by governmental agencies; and
(2) inmate access to Social Security account numbers. Prohibits a commercial entity from requiring an individual to provide a Social Security number when purchasing a commercial good or service or denying an individual the good or service for refusing to provide that number, with exceptions. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. Extends civil monetary penalties for misuse of a Social Security number. Provides for:
(1) criminal penalties under SSA title II for the misuse of a Social Security number;
(2) civil actions and civil penalties against persons who violate this Act; and
(3) federal injunctive authority with respect to any violation by a public entity.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
• and 6 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary
• 1 more
  • Senate Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 10, 2007

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• Mar 21, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security. Hearings held.
• Jan 10, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Jan 10, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S374)
• Introduced on Jan 10, 2007.
• Jan 10, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S374)

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• Criminal justice information
• Damages
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• Electronic commerce
• Electronic data interchange
• Employee crimes
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• Finance
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• Fraud
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• Identification devices
• Identity theft
• Injunctions
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• Local employees
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• Old age, survivors and disability insurance
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January 23, 2007 Feinstein offers 2 identity theft bills

S. 238, the Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, would limit the use of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for misuses. ...

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November 06, 2008 Über Wissenschaft und Religion

So sagt Edward Grant (S. 238): “[Al Ghazali] subsumiert die Mathematik unter die philosophischen Wissenschaften (dh Logik, Naturwissenschaft, Theologie bzw. Metaphysik, Politik, und Ethik) und folgert, dass ein Student dieser ...

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October 27, 2008 Requirements To Produce Tax Information (Whats Up With That?)

S. 238(1) ITA. Provides that every "person" who has failed to file a return as and to comply with the sections of the ITA listed therein is guilty of an offence and in addition to any other penalty (eg, s. 162(1) ITA). ...

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October 22, 2008 Millions of Social Security numbers are available online and for ...

A number of bills have been introduced that would limit the display or sale of SSNs: S. 238, the Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, would prohibit the display or purchase of SSNs without the consent of the holder, ...

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