Taxpayer Data Protection Act
Official title: To prohibit unlawful access to the payment system of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
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What Happened in Congress?
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Where the Bill Stands
- Introduced, done
- Committee, current stage
- Floor Vote, not yet
- Outcome, not yet
What This Bill Does
This bill restricts access to any public money receipt or payment system belonging to the Department of the Treasury.
Specifically, access is limited to authorized Treasury officers, employees, or contractors meeting certain performance standards who have held a qualified position for at least a year, or who hold other qualifications as provided by the bill. The bill specifically prohibits special government employees (i.e., temporary appointees hired to perform specific tasks) from having access to such systems. The bill also provides that an individual accessing such systems shall be treated as an executive branch employee for purposes of federal criminal conflict of interest laws.
Treasury's Office of Inspector General must investigate and report on each instance of unauthorized use or other access of such payment systems.
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Timeline
- Library of CongressSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H625-626)
- Library of CongressSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H536)
- House floor actionsReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Introduced
- Committee

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