Improving Digital Identity Act of 2024
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Latest action (24 Sep 2024): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
What this bill does
The Improving Digital Identity Act of 2024 would create an "Improving Digital Identity Task Force" within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector efforts on digital identity verification. The task force, led by a presidentially appointed director and including federal agency heads, state and local officials, and outside experts, would study how government-issued identity credentials (such as driver's licenses, passports, and Social Security records) could be more securely and consistently verified online. It would issue an initial report, interim reports, and a final report with recommendations, while explicitly being barred from proposing a single mandatory national ID, a centralized ID registry, or compulsory digital ID use. The task force would sunset three years after enactment.
The bill would primarily affect federal agencies (such as Homeland Security, Treasury, State, Social Security Administration, and others), state and local government agencies that issue identity documents, and private companies involved in identity verification. It could eventually influence how individuals verify their identity for government and business transactions, though the bill itself does not mandate specific technologies or require individuals to use digital IDs.
The bill also directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementation guidance based on the task force's recommendations, requires periodic progress reports from federal agencies, and requires the Government Accountability Office to study potential cost savings from wider digital identification use.
Introduced September 24, 2024, by Rep. Bill Foster and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the bill did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress and would need to be reintroduced to be considered further.
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Timeline
24 Sep 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9783 do?
- The Improving Digital Identity Act of 2024 would create an "Improving Digital Identity Task Force" within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector efforts on digital identity verification. The task force, led by a presidentially appointed director and including federal agency heads, state and local officials, and outside experts, would study how government-issued identity credentials (such as driver's licenses, passports, and Social Security records) could be more securely and consistently verified online. It would issue an initial report, interim reports, and a final report with recommendations, while explicitly being barred from proposing a single mandatory national ID, a centralized ID registry, or compulsory digital ID use. The task force would sunset three years after enactment. The bill would primarily affect federal agencies (such as Homeland Security, Treasury, State, Social Security Administration, and others), state and local government agencies that issue identity documents, and private companies involved in identity verification. It could eventually influence how individuals verify their identity for government and business transactions, though the bill itself does not mandate specific technologies or require individuals to use digital IDs. The bill also directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementation guidance based on the task force's recommendations, requires periodic progress reports from federal agencies, and requires the Government Accountability Office to study potential cost savings from wider digital identification use. Introduced September 24, 2024, by Rep. Bill Foster and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the bill did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress and would need to be reintroduced to be considered further.
- Has H.R. 9783 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 9783. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 9783?
- H.R. 9783 was sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9783?
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. (24 Sep 2024).
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