National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 18, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the transfer of data to, and storage of data within, foreign countries that threaten U.S. national security.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to designate as a country of concern any country, including the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, whose data privacy and security requirements pose a substantial risk to U.S. national security.
A technology company that is subject to the jurisdiction of a country of concern and that provides a website or internet application operating in interstate or foreign commerce shall
- not collect unnecessary user data or use any user data for a purpose that is secondary to the operation of the website, service, or application;
- not transfer user data or information to a country of concern;
- not store user data on a server outside either the United States or a country that has agreed to share data with U.S. law enforcement agencies; and
- allow individuals to view and delete their individual user data.
Additionally, any company that provides a website or internet application operating in interstate or foreign commerce but which is not subject to the jurisdiction of a country of concern is prohibited from transferring data to a country of concern or storing user data on a server located in a country of concern.
The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce these requirements; however, the bill also provides for civil actions brought by either an individual or the attorney general of a state to enjoin the engagement of any person in a practice that violates the prohibitions in this bill.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 18, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to safeguard data of Americans from foreign governments that pose risks to national security by imposing data security requirements and strengthening review of foreign investments, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Asia
- China
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Consumer affairs
- Corporate finance and management
- Department of State
- Foreign and international corporations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Photography and imaging
- Right of privacy
- Russia
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State and local government operations
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
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