Protecting Personal Health Data Act
Latest action · Jan 22, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 22, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Personal Health Data Act
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to regulate consumer devices, services, applications, and software that (1) are primarily designed for or marketed to consumers; (2) primarily collect or use personal health data; and (3) are not primarily designed for use by entities such as health care plans, providers, or clearinghouses.
The bill also establishes a national task force on health data protection.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2021 to Feb 8, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jan 22, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Feb 8, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Genetics
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Marketing and advertising
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
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