Personal Information Privacy Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1931
Sponsor: Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2003-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Counterfeiting
Crime and Law Enforcement
Directories
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification devices
Insurance
Law
Legal fees
Limitation of actions
Marketing
Restrictive trade practices
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Surveys
Telephone
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Personal Information Privacy Act of 2003 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to redefine the term "consumer report" to exclude identifying information listed in a local telephone directory (thereby ensuring that the personal identification information in the credit headers accompanying credit reports of unlisted individuals remains confidential).
Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the commercial acquisition or distribution of an individual's social security number (or any derivative of it), as well as its use as a personal identification number, without the individual's written consent. Provides for: (1) civil money penalties and civil action in U.S. District Court by an aggrieved individual; and (2) coordination with criminal enforcement of identification document fraud.
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from providing a report in connection with a credit or insurance transaction not initiated by the consumer without the consumer's written consent. Requires full consumer disclosure before such consent shall be effective.
Prohibits, with specified exceptions, a person doing business with a consumer from selling or transferring for marketing purposes any transaction or experience information (as defined by this Act) without the consumer's written consent.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2003-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Introduced in House