H.R. 1731 · 108th Congress · enacted
Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
Became Public Law No: 108-275.
Latest official action 2004-07-15 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft. Prescribes sentences of two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to specified felony violations (including felonies relating to theft from employee benefit plans and various fraud and immigration offenses), and five years' imprisonment for knowingly taking such action during and in relation to specified felony violations pertaining to terrorist acts, in addition to the punishments provided for such felonies. Prohibits a court from: (1) placing any person convicted of such a violation on probation; (2) reducing any sentence for the related felony to take into account the sentence imposed for such a violation; or (3) providing for concurrent terms of imprisonment for a violation of this Act and any other violation, except, in the court's discretion, an additional violation of this section. Expands the existing identify theft prohibition to: (1) cover possession of a means of identification of another with intent to commit specified unlawful activity; (2) increase penalties for violations; and (3) include acts of domestic terrorism within the scope of a prohibition against facilitating an act of international terrorism.
Congressional Research Service · 2003-04-10
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
John R. Carter
House · TX District 31 · Republican
$514,867PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ed Case
House · HI District 1 · Democratic
$477,640PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky
House · IL District 9 · Democratic
$78,551PAC receipts · 2025–2026
26 of 26 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $10,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$23,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $6,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $6,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$22,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$20,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $10,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $9,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$17,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$17,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$16,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,500
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $2,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$15,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $2,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$15,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$15,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$15,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$15,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$13,500
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $1,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$13,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$12,500
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$12,500
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$11,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,255
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $4,767
Ed Case · Cosponsor · -$6
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,494
Official PAC recordORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC)$10,090
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10,000
John R. Carter · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASPIRE PAC$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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