S. 699 would prevent the fraudulent use of social security account numbers by allowing the sharing of social security data among agencies of the United States for identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement purposes.
Detailed Summary
Social Security Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General to require an individual to provide the individual's Social Security account number for inclusion in any: (1) record of the individual maintained by either such Secretary or the Attorney General; or (2) any application, document, or form provided under or required by the immigration laws. (Currently, the Attorney General is authorized to require any alien to provide a Social Security account number for inclusion in any record maintained by the Attorney General or the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.)
Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide the DHS Secretary with information regarding the name, date of birth, and address of each individual who used the same Social Security account number, and the name and address of the person reporting the earnings for each such individual.
Requires the Commissioner to provide such information to the DHS Secretary, in an electronic form, if more than one person reports earnings for an individual during a single tax year.
Directs the Commissioner, at the DHS Secretary's request and expense, to perform and report on a search or manipulation of Social Security Commission records if the Secretary certifies that the purpose is to obtain information likely to assist in identifying individuals (and their employers) who are: (1) using false names or Social Security account numbers; (2) sharing a single valid name and Social Security account number among multiple individuals; (3) using the Social Security account number of a person who is deceased, too young to work, or not authorized to work; or (4) otherwise engaged in a violation of the immigration laws.
Declares inadmissible to receive visas and to be admitted to the United States any alien who falsely represents himself or herself to be a U.S. national for any purpose or benefit under immigration and nationality or any other federal or state law.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Visitor Comments
what a joke
Why pass laws when no one will enforce them. Or if they do they are gender biased. Identity theft act of 1998 only applies to men. Proof google southdakotagov.info
Don Yancey
This is exactly what the law enforcement agencies need. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement can enforce the law and this is a useful step.
Sean Patrick
Civil Society Helps (civilsocietyhelps.org) helps perpetuate fraud against U.S. citizens. The courts in Minnesota are ill equipped and uninformed about the immigration fraud these kinds of groups promote. See http://www.marthasullivanlaw.com for information about a common immigration scam that exploits VAWA. Domestic abuse programs should not be abused or used solely for the purpose of expediting a residency seeker's immigration process in the absence of abuse. VAWA abuse for greencards is becoming an epidemic and a common practice promoted by some immigration advocacy groups. Don't allow U.S. residency seekers to fraudulently use the abuse card to steal services away from legitimate abuse victims.