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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced on April 4, 2014, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rush, Barton worried users personal info at risk: Caucus Members ask eBay questions about security breach”
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Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1]
(Sponsor)
on May 28, 2014
“Barton, Caucus Members ask Home Depot questions about data security breach”
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Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX6, 1985-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 15, 2014
“Caucus Members ask eBay questions about security breach”
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Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX6, 1985-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 28, 2014
History
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Feb 8, 2007
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 958 (110th). |
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Dec 8, 2009
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2221 (111th). |
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May 4, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1707 (112th). |
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Apr 4, 2014
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Introduced
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Jan 28, 2015
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 580 (114th). |
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Mar 22, 2018
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5388 (115th). |
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Feb 14, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1282 (116th). |
H.R. 4400 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4400. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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