US SB3063 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in its information systems by the following deadlines: for all veterans submitting new claims for benefits, by not later than two years after the date of enactment of this bill; and for all other individuals, by not later than five years after such date. The VA may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in a VA information system only if the VA must use such number to obtain information from an information system that is not under its jurisdiction.
Title
Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-06-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Computer security and identity theft
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Computer security and identity theft
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3063/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3063/BILLS-114s3063is.pdf |