by Eric J. Ellman | Nov 8, 2023
In November, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations issued a report to accompany H.R.5894, the bill to fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY 2024. Page 230 of the report contains a provision on the...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 6, 2023
In May 2023, the Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on Social Security Administration’s Role in Combatting Identity Fraud. The hearing was called by House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 28, 2023
In May 2023, the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on the Social Security Administration’s Role in Combatting Identity Fraud. Following the hearing, the committee issued its Three Top Moments From Social Security Subcommittee...
by Eric J. Ellman | Aug 22, 2022
In 2018, Congress passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA). This law included a section (Sec. 215) “to reduce the prevalence of synthetic identity fraud, which disproportionally affects vulnerable populations, such...
by Eric J. Ellman | Aug 10, 2022
In August 2022, Congress passed H.R. 4346, which included the CHIPS Act. That Act contains a provision for digital identity management research. Section 10225 of the CHIPS Act (digital identity management research) amends Section 504 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement...