H.R. 2221: Data Accountability and Trust Act (GovTrack.us)

H.R. 2221:

Data Accountability and Trust Act

111^th Congress

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To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.

Overview

Sponsor:

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1]show cosponsors (4)

Text:

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Cost:

less than $1 per American over the 2010-2014 period.

This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $5,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details.

Status:

	Introduced	Apr 30, 2009
	Referred to Committee	View Committee Assignments
	Reported by Committee	Sep 30, 2009
	Passed House	Dec 8, 2009
	Senate Vote	...
	Signed by President	...

This bill has been passed in the House. The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill. [Last Updated: Jan 5, 2010 11:58PM]

Last Action:

Dec 9, 2009: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Votes:

Dec 8, 2009: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote. A record of each representative’s position was not kept.

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Sep 22, 2009 12:45 PM - Are the requirements of this Bill applicable to government agencies? Not sure what is meant by "each person engaged in interstate commerce". - Read Answers

Jan 12, 2010 6:13 PM - Have they defined what constitutes "personal information"? - Answer it!

Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

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Center for Democracy & Technology Business Software Alliance Consumer Data Industry Association	(none)

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