House Sponsors: FRITCHEY. Short description: PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Personal Information Protection Act. Requires credit reporting agencies to accept security alerts from consumers via a toll-free telephone number, and allows a consumer to request a reporting agency to impose a security freeze on release of any information from his or her file. Requires a consumer credit reporting agency to place a security alert in a consumer credit report within 72 hours after receiving a request to do so and to notify persons using consumer credit reports of the existence of a security alert. Provides for the security alert to remain in effect for at least 90 days and that a consumer may renew it. Requires a consumer credit reporting agency to place a security freeze on a consumer credit report within 72 hours after receiving a request to do so in writing and prohibits the release of information from a consumer credit report while the freeze is in place. Prohibits any person or entity or State or local agency, as of July 1, 2003, from using an individual's Social Security number in certain ways, including posting it publicly or requiring it for access to products or services. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status