US Congress Senate Bill 1815 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on September 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 This bill prohibits data brokers from obtaining or causing to be disclosed personal information relating to any person by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, including by providing any document that the broker knows or should know to: (1) be forged, counterfeit, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained; or (2) contain a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation. The bill defines "data broker" as a commercial entity that collects, assembles, or maintains personal information concerning an individual who is not a customer or an employee of that entity in order to sell or provide third-party access to the information. Data brokers must establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of the personal information they collect, assemble, or maintain, and provide individuals a cost-free means to review their personal or identifying information. Individuals may dispute the accuracy of their personal information with a written request that the data broker make a correction. Data brokers must provide individuals with a reasonable means of expressing a preference to exclude their information from being used, shared, or sold for marketing purposes.

Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB6548 (Related) 2018-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1815/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1815/BILLS-115s1815is.pdf