US Congress House Bill 5772 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 1 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safeguarding Individual Privacy Against Government Invasion Act of 2014 - Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to specify that the liability of the United States in a civil action brought by an individual adversely affected by a federal agency's intentional or willful failure to maintain accurate records concerning the individual is provable damages, including damages that are not pecuniary damages, sustained by the individual as a result of the refusal or failure, or $1,000, whichever is greater. (Currently, the United States is liable for actual damages, a term that is interpreted to be limited to economic harm or pecuniary damages, which excludes damages for mental or emotional distress.)

Safeguarding Individual Privacy Against Government Invasion Act of 2014

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2014-12-01	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-12-01	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2014-12-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5772/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5772/BILLS-113hr5772ih.pdf