H.R. 7520 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) - Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

This bill makes it unlawful for a data broker to sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, or otherwise make available specified sensitive data of individuals who reside in the United States to North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran or an entity controlled by such a country (e.g., headquartered in or owned by a person in the country).

Sensitive data includes government-issued identifiers (e.g., Social Security numbers), financial account numbers, biometric information, genetic information, precise geolocation information, and private communications (e.g., texts or emails).

A data broker generally includes an entity that sells or otherwise provides data of individuals that the entity did not collect directly from the individuals. A data broker does not include an entity that transmits an individual's data or communications at the request or direction of the individual or an entity that makes news or information available to the general public.

The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.

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03/21/2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

03/20/2024

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

03/20/2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

03/20/2024

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 91). (text: 3/19/2024 CR H1216-1217)

03/20/2024

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 91). (text: 3/19/2024 CR H1216-1217)

03/20/2024

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1254-1255)

03/19/2024

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

03/19/2024

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7520.

03/19/2024

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1216-1219)

03/19/2024

Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

03/13/2024

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1164-1165)

03/11/2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.

03/11/2024

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-418.

03/07/2024

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.

03/07/2024

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

03/07/2024

Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Discharged

03/06/2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

03/05/2024

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

03/05/2024

Introduced in House

Key Points

The bill prohibits data brokers from transferring sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversary countries or entities controlled by foreign adversaries
The Federal Trade Commission will enforce this prohibition and treat violations as unfair or deceptive acts
The bill provides definitions for terms such as “foreign adversary country”, “controlled by a foreign adversary”, “data broker”, “sensitive data”, and “service provider”
The section will take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Act

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