House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Social Security Number Protection Act of 2006

H.R. 1078Introduced Mar 3, 2005Policy area: Commerce

Where it went

IntroducedMar 3, 2005
Committee actionJul 26, 2006
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 17, 2006 — House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1078.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1078, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2006” on August 17, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 26, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 17, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18062
CBO publication date
August 17, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1078, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1078
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1078, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2006” on August 17, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 26, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 17, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18062
CBO publication date
August 17, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1078, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1078
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-708 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 30, 2006.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 30, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/708
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1078, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1078
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1078, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

24 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 21 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 24 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Lois Capps (D-CA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), John Dingell (D-MI), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), George Miller (D-CA), Major Owens (D-NY), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), John Tierney (D-MA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edward Markey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.