ADD Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (16 Jan 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What this bill does
The American Data Dissemination Act (ADD Act), S. 142, would direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop privacy rules for internet service providers modeled on the Privacy Act of 1974, which currently governs how federal agencies handle personal records. The FTC would first submit recommendations to relevant congressional committees within 180 days of enactment. If Congress did not pass legislation on the topic within two years, the FTC would be required to issue its own binding regulations by month 27. These rules would address how covered providers collect, disclose, and secure personal records, allow individuals to access, request deletion of, or dispute inaccurate records, and create exemptions for small or newly formed providers.
The bill would apply to "covered providers"—any person offering an internet-based service that collects personal records, such as names, identification numbers, biometric data, or user-generated content. It would not apply to entities already regulated under certain other federal privacy laws, such as HIPAA or FERPA, though the FTC would resolve conflicts with laws like the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Violations would be enforced by the FTC as unfair or deceptive practices, and the Act would preempt related state privacy laws for covered providers subject to the new federal rules.
S. 142 was introduced on January 16, 2019, by Senator Marco Rubio and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It did not receive a committee vote or further action before the end of the 116th Congress, meaning the bill did not become law.
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Official summary
American Data Dissemination Act of 2019 or the ADD Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to recommend legislative action and propose regulations to impose privacy requirements on providers of internet services.
Such regulations shall restrict a provider from disclosing a user's records, provide a user with the right to access and correct records maintained by a provider, establish practices for the collection and maintenance of records, and exempt certain small providers from the regulations' requirements.
Timeline
16 Jan 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Common questions
- What does S. 142 do?
- The American Data Dissemination Act (ADD Act), S. 142, would direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop privacy rules for internet service providers modeled on the Privacy Act of 1974, which currently governs how federal agencies handle personal records. The FTC would first submit recommendations to relevant congressional committees within 180 days of enactment. If Congress did not pass legislation on the topic within two years, the FTC would be required to issue its own binding regulations by month 27. These rules would address how covered providers collect, disclose, and secure personal records, allow individuals to access, request deletion of, or dispute inaccurate records, and create exemptions for small or newly formed providers. The bill would apply to "covered providers"—any person offering an internet-based service that collects personal records, such as names, identification numbers, biometric data, or user-generated content. It would not apply to entities already regulated under certain other federal privacy laws, such as HIPAA or FERPA, though the FTC would resolve conflicts with laws like the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Violations would be enforced by the FTC as unfair or deceptive practices, and the Act would preempt related state privacy laws for covered providers subject to the new federal rules. S. 142 was introduced on January 16, 2019, by Senator Marco Rubio and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It did not receive a committee vote or further action before the end of the 116th Congress, meaning the bill did not become law.
- Has S. 142 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 142. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 142?
- S. 142 was sponsored by Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 142?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (16 Jan 2019).
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