H.R. 847 · 117th Congress
Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act
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- House Introduced Feb 4, 2021
- House Passed May 11, 2022 401–19
This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · May 11, 2022
Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act
This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies.
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD) must coordinate with appropriate agencies to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of privacy enhancing technologies. The bill also requires NITRD to submit to Congress a report on the progress of research on privacy enhancing technologies and the development of specified voluntary resources.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act
Latest action (May 12, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 4, 2021
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- House Introduced Feb 4, 2021
- House Passed May 11, 2022 401–19
Final vote · House · May 11, 2022
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi