Federal Consumer Privacy Resources
As the world becomes increasingly data-focused, more attention is being paid to the impact of the collection and processing of personal information on both individuals and society and how improvements can be made to protect privacy. It is important for the U.S. to have a trustworthy information ecosystem characterized by clear and consistent consumer privacy rights, transparency, and organizational accountability. The enactment of comprehensive federal privacy legislation can help guarantee that data is handled in a responsible and protective manner while also ensuring that the benefits of innovation and new technologies are available to U.S. consumers and businesses.
Efforts to enact consumer privacy legislation in the 117th Congress can be facilitated through considering and building upon previous efforts. To that end, Project DisCo is maintaining this resource page of key federal privacy bills, Congressional hearings, and stakeholder model laws that have been introduced in recent years.
Resources
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House
Congressional Hearings | House05/08/2019Congressional Hearings | House02/26/2019- Energy & Commerce
Senate
Congressional Hearings | Senate10/06/2021- Commerce Committee
Congressional Hearings | Senate09/29/2021- Commerce Committee
Congressional Hearings | Senate09/23/2020- Commerce Committee
Congressional Hearings | Senate12/04/2019- Commerce Committee
Congressional Hearings | Senate05/07/2019- Banking Committee
Congressional Hearings | Senate05/01/2019Congressional Hearings | Senate03/26/2019- Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade and Consumer Protection
Congressional Hearings | Senate03/12/2019Congressional Hearings | Senate02/27/2019- Commerce Committee
Congressional Hearings | Senate10/10/2018Congressional Hearings | Senate09/26/2018- Commerce Committee
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Framework | Senate01/16/2020
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Framework | Senate09/26/2018- National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Framework | Senate02/27/2015- Obama Administration Discussion Draft
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Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate07/15/2021
- Uniform Law Commission
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate02/24/2021- Consumer Reports
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate07/01/2020- Cyberspace Solarium Commission
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate06/03/2020- Brookings Institution
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate10/02/2019- American Law Institute
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate09/23/2019- Information Accountability Foundation
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate05/27/2019- Intel Corporation
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate04/10/2019- World Privacy Forum
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate03/12/2019- Professor Jane Bambauer (University of Arizona)
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate03/11/2019- Free Press & Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate02/13/2019- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Stakeholder Model Legislation | Senate12/05/2018- Center for Democracy & Technology