The new Identity Theft and Restitution Act was sponsored by Rep. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) The bill passed the House of Representatives late on Monday night. It would give victims of identity theft the ability to seek restitution for the loss of time and money spent restoring credit and remedying the harms of ID theft. It also would make it a felony to employ spyware or keyloggers to damage 10 or more computers regardless of the aggregate amount of damage caused.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/house-passes-identity-theft-restitution-act