Shaw to Introduce Privacy Legislation
July 17, 2000
Rep. Clay Shaw (R-FL), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on
Social Security, announced Thursday that he and subcommittee ranking member
Robert Matsui (D-Cal.) would introduce bipartisan legislation barring the sale
and limiting the use of Social Security numbers.
"Social Security numbers have become the gateway for crooked con-artists to
raid your bank accounts, max out your credit cards, and literally steal your
identity," Shaw said. "What was once a form of financial security has become
a tool for financial ruin."
Shaw's legislation would prohibit the sale of Social Security numbers by the
private sector and would prohibit government agencies from displaying the number
on drivers' licenses or other identification records. It would also bar business
from refusing service to individuals who decline to give their numbers.
Shaw said he expects to pass the bill out of his own subcommittee next week
and hopes for a vote on the House floor by August.
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