The following bills were also introduced in Congress this week and have been added to the Bills in Congress page on this site to enable tracking:
Introduced by Price, for himself and Stearns:
A resolution expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as “National Data Privacy Day”. H. Res. 31.
Introduced by Kirk, for himself and Roskam:
To protect seniors from identity theft and strengthen our national security by providing for the issuance of a secure Social Security card. H.R. 50.
Introduced by Frelinghuysen:
To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes. H.R. 122.
Introduced by Gallegly:
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that individuals and appropriate authorities are notified by the Commissioner of Social Security of evidence of misuse of the Social Security account numbers of such individuals. H.R. 133.
Introduced by Paul:
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons. H.R. 220.