S. 1597: Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2017
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S. 1597: Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-20 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2017
Plain summary
Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to disclose certain tax return information in cases of identity theft. If Treasury believes that there has been a fraudulent use of a Social Security number on a statement submitted regarding wages paid to employees, Treasury must disclose to the individual who was validly assigned the Social Security number: (1) that there is reason to believe that there has been a fraudulent use of such account number in an employment context, and (2) other information that Treasury determines would be helpful and appropriate to provide to a victim of identity theft. If the SSA believes that the Social Security number included on such a statement is not the correct number for an employee, the SSA must provide a notification to the employer that includes: (1) the name of the employee and the Social Security number included on the statements, and (2) relevant information regarding the availability of the Social Security Number Verification Service. The bill also imposes new criminal and civil penalties for tax-related identity theft and misappropriation of tax identification numbers.
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Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1597.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1597 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115