Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act

Bill: 108-s-153
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-01-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Ammunition
Bank fraud
Bank records
Citizenship
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Counterfeiting
Deportation
EBB Terrorism
Embezzlement
Employee benefit plans
Finance and Financial Sector
Firearms
Firearms control
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health care fraud
Identification devices
Illegal aliens
Immigration
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Larceny
Medicaid
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Passports
Pension funds
Probation
Right of privacy
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Terrorism
Visas
Welfare fraud

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-14
text: Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft.
Prescribes sentences of two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to specified felony violations (including felonies relating to theft from employee benefit plans and various fraud and immigration offenses), and five years' imprisonment for knowingly taking such action during and in relation to specified felony violations pertaining to terrorist acts, in addition to the punishments provided for such felonies.
Prohibits a court from: (1) placing any person convicted of such a violation on probation; (2) reducing any sentence for the related felony to take into account the sentence imposed for such a violation; or (3) providing for concurrent terms of imprisonment for a violation of this Act and any other violation, except, in the court's discretion, an additional violation of this section.
Expands the existing identify theft prohibition to: (1) cover possession of a means of identification of another with intent to commit specified unlawful activity; (2) increase penalties for violations; and (3) include acts of domestic terrorism within the scope of a prohibition against facilitating an act of international terrorism.
action_date: 2003-01-30
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since being introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft.
Prescribes sentences of two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to specified felony violations (including felonies relating to theft from employee benefit plans and various fraud and immigration offenses), and five years' imprisonment for knowingly taking such action during and in relation to specified felony violations pertaining to terrorist acts, in addition to the punishments provided for such felonies.
Prohibits a court from: (1) placing any person convicted of such a violation on probation; (2) reducing any sentence for the related felony to take into account the sentence imposed for such a violation; or (3) providing for concurrent terms of imprisonment for a violation of this Act and any other violation, except, in the court's discretion, an additional violation of this section.
Expands the existing identify theft prohibition to: (1) cover possession of a means of identification of another with intent to commit specified unlawful activity; (2) increase penalties for violations; and (3) include acts of domestic terrorism within the scope of a prohibition against facilitating an act of international terrorism.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since being introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft.
Prescribes sentences of two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to specified felony violations (including felonies relating to theft from employee benefit plans and various fraud and immigration offenses), and five years' imprisonment for knowingly taking such action during and in relation to specified felony violations pertaining to terrorist acts, in addition to the punishments provided for such felonies.
Prohibits a court from: (1) placing any person convicted of such a violation on probation; (2) reducing any sentence for the related felony to take into account the sentence imposed for such a violation; or (3) providing for concurrent terms of imprisonment for a violation of this Act and any other violation, except, in the court's discretion, an additional violation of this section.
Expands the existing identify theft prohibition to: (1) cover possession of a means of identification of another with intent to commit specified unlawful activity; (2) increase penalties for violations; and (3) include acts of domestic terrorism within the scope of a prohibition against facilitating an act of international terrorism.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4031-4032; text as passed Senate: CR S4031-4032)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4031-4032; text as passed Senate: CR S4031-4032)
action_date: 2003-01-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
action_date: 2003-01-30
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-01-30
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-01-30
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-01-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced:  CR S294)
action_date: 2003-01-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S293-294)
action_date: 2003-01-14
text: Introduced in Senate