S 2188 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Consumer Data Protection Act

Introduced Dec 4, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor Robert Menendez D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 12, 2018 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-361.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 4, 2017
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Consumer Data Protection Act

This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to direct a consumer reporting agency experiencing a data breach to: (1) notify the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), other appropriate law enforcement agencies, and affected individuals; (2) provide affected individuals with free credit freezes and credit monitoring services; and (3) establish a consumer assistance unit.

The bill also establishes legal enforcement provisions concerning data breaches at consumer reporting agencies.

The CFPB may examine a consumer reporting agency to assess compliance with personal information protection laws.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 12, 2018Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-361.
  2. Dec 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
  3. Dec 4, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4544Consumer Data Protection ActRelated billDec 4, 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 4, 2017Introduced in Senate

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