July 15, 2004
On Thursday, July 15, 2004, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1731, the "Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act" which increases existing penalties for the crime of identity theft, establishes aggravated identity theft as a criminal offense, and establishes mandatory penalties for aggravated identity theft.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1731 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/282220