DELETE Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (22 Jun 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What this bill does
The DELETE Act would direct the Federal Trade Commission to create a public registry of "data brokers" — companies that collect and sell personal information about people with whom they have no direct relationship — and require those brokers to register annually and disclose basic information about their practices. The bill also directs the FTC to build a centralized online system letting individuals submit a single request to have their personal information deleted from all registered data brokers at once and to stop future collection of their data. Data brokers would have to check this system periodically, delete matching records within set timeframes, report completion rates, and undergo periodic independent audits. Brokers would pay a fee, capped at 1% of the system's operating costs, to fund it.
The bill primarily affects data brokers, who would face new registration, deletion, reporting, and audit obligations enforced by the FTC as unfair or deceptive practices, and consumers, who would gain a free, simplified way to request deletion of their personal data across many companies simultaneously rather than contacting each broker separately. Certain entities, such as credit reporting agencies, news organizations, and those providing directory assistance, are excluded from the definition of "data broker." The law would preempt state privacy laws only where they are less protective than its provisions.
S. 2121 was introduced in the Senate on June 22, 2023, by Senator Bill Cassidy with Senator Jon Ossoff, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It has not received a committee vote or further action, and as introduced legislation in a prior Congress, it would need to be reintroduced to be considered further.
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Timeline
22 Jun 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Common questions
- What does S. 2121 do?
- The DELETE Act would direct the Federal Trade Commission to create a public registry of "data brokers" — companies that collect and sell personal information about people with whom they have no direct relationship — and require those brokers to register annually and disclose basic information about their practices. The bill also directs the FTC to build a centralized online system letting individuals submit a single request to have their personal information deleted from all registered data brokers at once and to stop future collection of their data. Data brokers would have to check this system periodically, delete matching records within set timeframes, report completion rates, and undergo periodic independent audits. Brokers would pay a fee, capped at 1% of the system's operating costs, to fund it. The bill primarily affects data brokers, who would face new registration, deletion, reporting, and audit obligations enforced by the FTC as unfair or deceptive practices, and consumers, who would gain a free, simplified way to request deletion of their personal data across many companies simultaneously rather than contacting each broker separately. Certain entities, such as credit reporting agencies, news organizations, and those providing directory assistance, are excluded from the definition of "data broker." The law would preempt state privacy laws only where they are less protective than its provisions. S. 2121 was introduced in the Senate on June 22, 2023, by Senator Bill Cassidy with Senator Jon Ossoff, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It has not received a committee vote or further action, and as introduced legislation in a prior Congress, it would need to be reintroduced to be considered further.
- Has S. 2121 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2121. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2121?
- S. 2121 was sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2121?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (22 Jun 2023).
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