HR 1058 · 97th Congress · Social Welfare

A bill to restrict the use of Social Security Act account numbers as governmental or universal personal identifiers.

Introduced 1981-01-22· Sponsored by Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.(1981-02-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits any Federal department, establishment, or agency from using social security account numbers to identify accounts pertaining to individuals except where such use was occurring on January 1, 1977, and has not been discontinued or such use is specially authorized by a subsequent statute. States that, unless specifically authorized by a subsequent statute, the Government is not authorized to foster the development of a standard personal identifier or a central population register.…

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