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SMARTWATCH Data Act

USA116th CongressS-2885| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2019
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop Marketing And Revealing The Wearables And Trackers Consumer Health Data Act or the SMARTWATCH Data Act This bill prohibits entities that collect personal health information from consumer devices (e.g., smart watches) from transferring, selling, sharing, or allowing access to individually identifiable consumer health information from such devices for commercial purposes, subject to certain exceptions such as if an entity obtains informed consent from the consumer or sends such information to a health plan or health provider.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Consumer affairsGeneticsHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesRight of privacy

SMARTWATCH Data Act

USA116th CongressS-2885| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2019
Stop Marketing And Revealing The Wearables And Trackers Consumer Health Data Act or the SMARTWATCH Data Act This bill prohibits entities that collect personal health information from consumer devices (e.g., smart watches) from transferring, selling, sharing, or allowing access to individually identifiable consumer health information from such devices for commercial purposes, subject to certain exceptions such as if an entity obtains informed consent from the consumer or sends such information to a health plan or health provider.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Consumer affairsGeneticsHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesRight of privacy