Data Care Act of 2018

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D SchatzSponsor

14 cosponsors · 14 D

14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 12, 2018

Data Care Act of 2018

This bill imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to to their handling of user data, including duties to (1) reasonably secure sensitive data from unauthorized access, (2) refrain from using such data in a way that will result in reasonably foreseeable harm to the end user, and (3) not disclose individual identifying data to another party unless that party is also bound by the duties established in this bill. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and specified state officials to take enforcement actions with respect to breaches of such duties.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Data Care Act of 2018

Latest action (Dec 12, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 12, 2018

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.