Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act: proposed federal grant programme for state digital identity systems

Congressman Bill Foster and colleagues have introduced the Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act, which would establish a voluntary federal grant programme to help US states modernize their identity systems and develop digital versions of credentials. The grants would be administered by the Treasury Department. The bill highlights the scale of identity fraud in federal programmes (estimated $521 billion annually) and the need for next-generation solutions to counter deepfakes and identity-related cybercrime.