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DATA Privacy Act

USA116th CongressS-583| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2019
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act or the DATA Privacy Act This bill establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information relating to at least 3,000 people in a 12-month period. The bill applies to information that may be linked to a specific individual or a device associated with a specific individual. It does not cover data related to employment or publicly available government records. Specifically, covered businesses must provide consumers with accessible notice of the business’ privacy practices with respect to such information; and if meeting a certain revenue threshold, appoint a privacy officer to oversee compliance with the information privacy standards of this bill. The bill further requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules requiring covered businesses to limit the purpose and amount of consumer data collection to reasonable business purposes, provide consumers with clear methods to opt-in and opt-out of such collection, and refrain from using such data for discriminatory purposes; provide consumers with a method to access, revise, transmit, and delete such collected information; and establish information security practices based on the sensitivity and level of identifiability of the collected data, risk of exposure of such data, widely-accepted practices of securing such data, and cost and impact of implementing such practices. The bill further revises the National Science Foundation information security grants program to include research about methods to encrypt or remove identifiable elements from collected consumer data.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 12, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8749
Introduced in House
  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • November 12, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8749
    Introduced in House

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8749: DATA Privacy Act
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConsumer affairsEmployee hiringFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and pricesResearch administration and fundingRight of privacyState and local government operations

DATA Privacy Act

USA116th CongressS-583| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2019
Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act or the DATA Privacy Act This bill establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information relating to at least 3,000 people in a 12-month period. The bill applies to information that may be linked to a specific individual or a device associated with a specific individual. It does not cover data related to employment or publicly available government records. Specifically, covered businesses must provide consumers with accessible notice of the business’ privacy practices with respect to such information; and if meeting a certain revenue threshold, appoint a privacy officer to oversee compliance with the information privacy standards of this bill. The bill further requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules requiring covered businesses to limit the purpose and amount of consumer data collection to reasonable business purposes, provide consumers with clear methods to opt-in and opt-out of such collection, and refrain from using such data for discriminatory purposes; provide consumers with a method to access, revise, transmit, and delete such collected information; and establish information security practices based on the sensitivity and level of identifiability of the collected data, risk of exposure of such data, widely-accepted practices of securing such data, and cost and impact of implementing such practices. The bill further revises the National Science Foundation information security grants program to include research about methods to encrypt or remove identifiable elements from collected consumer data.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 12, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8749
Introduced in House
  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • November 12, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8749
    Introduced in House
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8749: DATA Privacy Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConsumer affairsEmployee hiringFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and pricesResearch administration and fundingRight of privacyState and local government operations