Data Accountability and Trust Act
Latest action · Feb 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Data Accountability and Trust Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require certain businesses and other organizations to (1) establish specified information-security practices for the treatment and protection of personal information; and (2) in the event of a security breach involving such information, provide specified notice and offer credit-monitoring services.
The FTC must also establish information-security rules specific to information brokers, including (1) requirements regarding post-breach audits and consumer access to information, and (2) prohibitions on obtaining personal information by false pretenses.
The bill establishes civil penalties and provides for enforcement by the FTC and by states.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
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 Feb 14, 2019 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 15, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2035.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-7 | PROTECTING CONSUMER PRIVACY IN THE ERA OF BIG DATA268 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 26, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45746 | Technological Convergence: Regulatory, Digital Privacy, and Data Security Issues Archived | Report | May 30, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require certain entities who collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Data Accountability and Trust Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Consumer affairs
- Consumer credit
- Federal preemption
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced 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.
