HR 5455 · 109th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-05-23· Sponsored by Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.(2006-07-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) certify in writing to Congress that any individual whose personal information is compromised due to lax data security at the VA has been appropriately notified in writing of such compromise; and (2) provide free of charge to each such individual credit monitoring services during the one-year period beginning on the date of this Act's enactment and a copy of the affected individual's credit report (in addition to any other credit report provided under otherwise applicable law) once annually during the two-year period beginning on the date on which the credit monitoring services terminate.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Independent