New bill aims to drive states toward NIST digital ID standards

New bill aims to drive states toward NIST digital ID standards

A bipartisan House bill would create Treasury Department grant program aimed at helping states adopt mobile drivers licenses and other digital identity credentials that align with National Institute of Standards and Technology digital ID guidelines. The “Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act” would establish an “identity fraud prevention innovation grant program.” States would be able to use the grants to modernize their identity systems, d…

Bipartisan House duo wants Treasury-led push to fight identity theft, fraud

The Treasury Department would take on a greater role in combating identity theft and fraud across the country under a new bill from a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers. The Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act from Reps. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Bill Foster, D-Ill., would put the Treasury secretary at the center of a governmentwide push to address vulnerabilities in online identity verification — flaws that foreign adversaries and crim…

Congressman Pete Sessions Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Identity Fraud and Theft

Waco, Texas- Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen America’s digital identity infrastructure and protect individuals, businesses, and government programs from rapidly rising identity fraud and theft. The Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act establishes a government wide approach to addressing vulnerabilities in online identity