Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 30, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
This bill requires a health insurance exchange to notify each individual whose personal information is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security of any system maintained by the exchange as soon as possible but not later than 60 days after discovery of the breach.
A violation of this requirement is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2015 to Jul 8, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Jul 8, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 30, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 27, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H654 | Diane Black R-TN | Jan 28, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 13, January 27, 2015, page H640.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-236 | CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGE OF CYBERSECURITY100 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 3, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require an Exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to notify individuals in the case that personal information of such individuals is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of the security of any system maintained by the Exchange, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
