Strengthen America’s digital identity infrastructure to combat identity fraud and theft.

Bill Foster · Illinois · Democratic

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today, U.S. Congressmen Bill Foster (D-IL) and Pete Sessions (R-TX) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to strengthen America’s digital identity infrastructure and protect individuals, businesses, and government programs from rapidly rising identity fraud and theft.

Foster announced bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening digital identity systems to fight identity fraud and theft.

Foster, Sessions Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Identity Fraud and Theft | Congressman Bill Foster
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I am proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation with Congressman Sessions to provide states with the support they need to safeguard Americans’ personal information and strengthen consumers’ ability to protect themselves against identity theft and fraud.

Foster said the bill would help states protect personal data and help consumers defend against identity theft and fraud.

Foster, Sessions Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Identity Fraud and Theft | Congressman Bill Foster
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The Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act establishes a government-wide approach to addressing vulnerabilities in online identity verification that are increasingly exploited by organized criminal networks and hostile nation-states.

The legislation would create a government-wide framework for fixing online identity-verification vulnerabilities.

Foster, Sessions Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Identity Fraud and Theft | Congressman Bill Foster
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These grants would help states modernize identity systems, develop secure digital versions of existing credentials where they choose to do so, and protect against emerging risks such as artificial-intelligence-driven deepfakes.

The proposed grants would support state modernization, optional digital credentials, and defenses against AI deepfakes.

Foster, Sessions Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Identity Fraud and Theft | Congressman Bill Foster
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Evidence

Congressman Bill Foster introduced the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act to expand broadband access for low-income families in HUD-assisted housing.

This is a concrete digital-infrastructure action in the lookback window, but it targets broadband access rather than digital identity infrastructure or identity-fraud prevention. The promise remains unresolved on the available evidence.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Foster Introduces Legislation to Expand Broadband Access for Students | Congressman Bill Foster
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Assessments

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The available evidence shows Foster introduced broadband-access legislation for low-income families in 2026, but that action concerns internet access rather than digital identity infrastructure or policies specifically targeting identity fraud and theft. On the current record, there is not enough evidence of a completed outcome, a directly relevant legislative effort, or a material advance on this promise to score it as delivered or partial.

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