Social Security Number Privacy and Protection Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4846
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2004-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Draft registration
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Finance and Financial Sector
Government paperwork
Health
Health insurance
Identification devices
Identity theft
Larceny
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Medicare
Poor children
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: 
Social Security Number Privacy and Protection Act of 2004 - Directs the Director of Selective Service to alter the form of the Selective Service reminder mailback card, or the method by which the card is submitted to the Selective Service System, to reduce the risk of theft of Social Security account numbers included as part of the identifying information required from persons presenting themselves for registration under the Military Selective Service Act. 
 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the Social Security account number from Medicare, Medicaid (SSA title XIX), and SCHIP (SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) identification cards.
 
Amends Federal veterans' benefits law to eliminate the Social Security account number from veterans health care identification cards issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that health insurers should not use Social Security account numbers on insurance identification or claims cards issued to beneficiaries, but should substitute another identification code or number instead. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House