US Congress House Bill 978 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seniors' Identity Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit the use of Social Security account numbers on identification cards issued by the U.S. government in connection with benefits under SSA titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP). Declares the sense of Congress that private entities should not use Social Security account numbers as a method identifying individuals on documents made available to the public or on personal identification cards.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to preclude use of the social security account number on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP benefits and for other purposes.

Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]

Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2011-03-09	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-03-09	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/978/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr978/BILLS-112hr978ih.pdf