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9/5/2002 Testimony of Ari Schwartz before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on "Driver's License Security Issues"
Driver's License Fraud Prevention Act (Durbin)A bill to improve the security of State-issued driver's licenses, enhance highway safety, verify personal identity 10/10/2002: Introduced and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation .
HR 4633Driver's License Modernization Act of 2002 (Moran)To establish standards for State programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards .5/1/2002: Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science. 5/23/02: House Science Committee referred bill to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards; and to the Subcommittee on Research.
S 1014Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001 (Bunning)Restricts the sale and publication of Social Security Numbers in various ways. Requires independent verification of birth prior to issuing SSNs. Establishes new criminal penalties for crimes involving the use of SSNs.6/12/01: Introduced and referred to Committee on Finance.
S 848Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act of 2001 (Feinstein)Would prevent the sale, purchase or display of Social Security Numbers.5/9/2001: Referred to Judiciary Committee. 5/16/02: Ordered to be reported by the Committee on Judiciary. Reported. Referred to Committee on Finance by unanimous consent.
HR 4513Social Security Number Protection Act of 2002. (Markey)To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers .5/6/02: Referred to House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection
HR 1478Personal Information Privacy Act of 2001 (Kleczka)Protects the privacy of Social Security Numbers and other personal information.4/4/01: Introduced and referred to Committees on Ways and Means and on Financial Services. 4/24/01: Referred by Financial Services Committee to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
S 451Social Security Number Protection Act of 2001 (Nelson)Establishes civil and criminal penalties for the sale or purchase of a social security number.3/1/01: Introduced and referred to Finance Committee.
S 324Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2001 (Shelby)Would prohibit the sale of Social Security Numbers by banks and financial institutions.2/14/01: Referred to Banking Committee
HR 220Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001 (Paul)Adds new restrictions to the use of Social Security Numbers and imposes a ban on government-wide uniform identifying numbers.1/3/2001: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform. 2/7/2001: Referred to Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security. 2/13/2001: Referred to Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency
HR 91Social Security On-Line Privacy Protection Act (Frelinghuysen)Prohibits ISPs from disclosing their customers' Social Security Numbers or other related personally identifiable information without consent.1/3/01: Introduced and referred to Commerce Committee.


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