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H.R.89 Online Privacy Protection Act of 2001.

To require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from and about individuals who are not covered by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 on the Internet, to provide greater individual control over the collection and use of that information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P (R-NJ). Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee: House Energy and Commerce.

H.R.91 Social Security On-line Privacy Protection Act.

To regulate the use by interactive computer services of Social Security account numbers and related personally identifiable information. Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P (R-NJ). Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee: House Energy and Commerce.

H.R.112 Electronic Privacy Protection Act.

To prohibit the making, importation, exportation, distribution, sale, offer for sale, installation, or use of an information collection device without proper labeling or notice and consent. Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D (D-NJ). Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee: House Energy and Commerce.

H.R.237 Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act.

To protect the privacy of consumers who use the Internet. Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. (D-CA) (introduced 1/20/2001) Latest Major Action: 1/20/2001 Referred to House committee: House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.1176 Fair Credit Reporting Act Amendments of 2001.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to protect consumers from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Ford, Harold, Jr. (D-TN). Latest Major Action: 3/22/2001 Referred to House committee: House Financial Services.

H.R.1478 Personal Information Privacy Act of 2001.

To protect the privacy of the individual with respect to the Social Security number and other personal information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. (D-WI). Latest Major Action: 4/4/2001 Referred to House committee: House Financial Services; House Ways and Means.

H.R.2136 Confidential Information Protection Act.

To protect the confidentiality of information acquired from the public for statistical purposes. Sponsor: Rep Sawyer, Tom (D-OH). Latest Major Action: 6/12/2001 Referred to House committee: House Government Reform.

H.R.2336 To make permanent the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers.

Sponsor: Rep Coble, Howard (R-NC). Latest Major Action: 10/3/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

H.R.2680 DNA Database Completion Act of 2001.

To authorize the grant program for elimination of the nationwide backlog in analyses of DNA samples at the level necessary to completely eliminate the backlog and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted of a qualifying offense. Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. (D-NJ). Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 Referred to House committee: House Judiciary.

H.R.3266 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit unauthorized trafficking in personal DNA information, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Rivers, Lynn N.(D-MI). Latest Major Action: 11/8/2001 Referred to House committee: House Judiciary.

H.R.3367 A Bill To amend title 10, United States Code, to require certain contractors with the Department of Defense to perform background investigations, psychological assessments, and behavioral observations, and provide fingerprint cards, with respect to individuals who perform work on military installations or facilities.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require certain contractors with the Department of Defense to perform background investigations, psychological assessments, and behavioral observations, and provide fingerprint cards, with respect to individuals who perform work on military installations or facilities. Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim (R-NJ) Latest Major Action: 11/28/2001 Referred to House committee: House Armed Services.

H.R.3726 Video Voyeurism Act of 2002.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Sponsor: Rep Oxley, Michael G (R-OH). Latest Major Action: 2/12/2002 Referred to House committee: House Judiciary.

H.R.4513 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2002.

To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. (D-MA) Latest Major Action: 5/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means.

H.R.4561 Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Barr, Bob (R-GA). Latest Major Action: 5/1/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committees: House Judiciary.

H.R.4633 Driver's License Modernization Act of 2002.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish standards for State programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. (D-VA). Latest Major Action: 5/1/2002 Referred to House committee. Latest Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, 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. Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Judiciary; House Science.

H.R.4640 To provide criminal penalties for providing false information in registering a domain name on the Internet.

To provide criminal penalties for providing false information in registering a domain name on the Internet. Sponsor: Rep Coble, Howard (R-NC). Latest Major Action: 5/2/2002 Referred to House committee. Latest Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Committees: House Judiciary.

SENATE

S.30 Financial Information Privacy Protection Act of 2001.

A bill to strengthen control by consumers over the use and disclosure of their personal financial and health information by financial institutions, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. (D-MD) (introduced 1/22/2001) Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.324 Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2001. A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, to prohibit the sale and purchase of the social security number of an individual by financial institutions, to include social security numbers in the definition of nonpublic personal information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to Senate committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.382 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2001. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance. Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. (R-ME). Latest Major Action: 2/15/2001 Referred to Senate committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.536 Freedom From Behavioral Profiling Act of 2000.

A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide for a limitation on sharing of marketing and behavioral profiling information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL). Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to Senate committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

S.989 End Racial Profiling Act of 2001.

A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI). Latest Major Action: 8/1/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Referred to Senate committee: Senate Judiciary.

S.1164 Location Privacy Protection Act of 2001.

A bill to provide for the enhanced protection of the privacy of location information of users of location-based services and applications, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Edwards, John (D-NC). Latest Major Action: 7/11/2001 Referred to Senate committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

S.1242 Consumer Credit Score Disclosure Act of 2001.

A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies. Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY). Latest Major Action: 7/25/2001 Referred to Senate committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.2201 Online Privacy Protection Act. A bill to protect the online privacy of individuals who use the Internet. Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F. (D-SC). Latest Major Action: 4/25/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation.