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STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 744

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 8, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014 or the STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014 - Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including task forces, to bring more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice; and (2) take into account the need to concentrate efforts in areas of the country where the crime is most frequently reported, to coordinate with state and local authorities to prosecute and prevent such crime, and to protect vulnerable groups from becoming victims or otherwise being used in the offense.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include organizations as victims for purposes of prohibitions against identity theft or aggravated identity theft, and (2) subject an identity theft offense committed during and in relation to tax fraud to a fine and/or up to 20 years' imprisonment.

Directs the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on: (1) trends in the incidence of tax return identity theft, (2) recommendations on additional statutory tools that would aid in the effective prosecution of tax return identity theft, and (3) the status of implementing DOJ's March 2010 Audit Report 10-21 entitled "The Department of Justice's Efforts to Combat Identity Theft."

Current Status of Bill HR 744

Bill HR 744 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 15, 2013. Bill HR 744 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on February 15, 2013.  Bill HR 744's most recent activity was Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555. as of September 9, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 744

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
8
Democrat Cosponsors
6
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 744

Primary Policy Focus

Crime and Law Enforcement

Potential Impact Areas

- Computer security and identity theft
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 744

STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014
Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2013
Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014
STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014
STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014
Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014
STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes.

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