Bill Text: PA HR936 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the month of November 2012 as "Child Identity Theft Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-11-01 - INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35 [HR936 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR936-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4309
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 936 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY MACKENZIE, BAKER, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, JAMES, KNOWLES, MARSICO, MILLARD, READSHAW, ROCK, ROSS, SAYLOR, CULVER, STABACK, STEVENSON AND SWANGER, NOVEMBER 1, 2012
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 1, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of November 2012 as "Child Identity Theft
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, According to the United States Postal Inspection
Service, identity theft is America's fastest growing crime; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Postal Inspection
Service, 9.9 million Americans were victims of identity theft in
2011; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Postal Inspection
Service, losses incurred by Americans victimized by identity
theft totaled approximately $5 billion in 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Trade Commission testified before
Congress that child identity theft is especially pernicious
because the theft may not be detected until the child becomes an
adult and seeks employment or applies for a student or car loan;
and
WHEREAS, According to the Federal Trade Commission, an
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identity thief may steal a child's personal identifying
information to get a job, government benefits, medical care,
utilities, car loans or a mortgage; and
WHEREAS, The Utah Office of the Attorney General has
instituted the Child Identity Protection program, a program to
help prevent identity thieves from using the personal
identifying information of children 16 years of age and under;
and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania children and their parents may benefit
from similar protections afforded to children in Utah; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of November 2012 as "Child Identity Theft Awareness Month"
in Pennsylvania.
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