Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
Latest action · May 7, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
This bill establishes an Office of Cybersecurity within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The office must supervise the data security of credit reporting agencies, including through annual examinations. The office must also investigate and enforce suspected violations by credit reporting agencies.
The bill also requires notification to the FTC, relevant law enforcement and intelligence agencies, consumers, and the public of a data breach affecting a credit reporting agency.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2019 to Sep 10, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | May 7, 2019 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 10, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 7, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2019Introduced in House
- May 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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. 75, May 7, 2019, page H3475.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1336 | Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 | Identical bill | May 7, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create an Office of Cybersecurity at the Federal Trade Commission for supervision of data security at consumer reporting agencies, to require the promulgation of regulations establishing standards for effective cybersecurity at consumer reporting agencies, to impose penalties on credit reporting agencies for cybersecurity breaches that put sensitive consumer data at risk, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Consumer credit
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 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.
