Data Protection Act of 2024
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (25 Sep 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What this bill does
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S. 5170, the Data Protection Act of 2024, would create a new, independent federal agency—the Data Protection Agency—to regulate how companies and other entities collect, process, and share personal data, with particular attention to "high-risk data practices" such as profiling, use of automated decision systems, biometric identification, and processing of sensitive categories like health, financial, or criminal-history information. The agency would be led by a Director appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for a five-year term, assisted by a Deputy Director, and would have authority to issue rules, guidance, and enforcement actions related to personal-data protection and certain existing federal privacy laws. The bill sets out extensive definitions (personal data, biometric information, privacy harm, protected class, etc.) that would underpin the agency's jurisdiction.
The bill would primarily affect "data aggregators"—businesses and organizations that collect, use, or share more than a minimal amount of personal data—by subjecting them to oversight, potential risk-assessment requirements for high-risk practices, and enforcement by the new agency. It would also affect consumers and individuals whose personal data is collected, by creating a federal body specifically tasked with protecting their data-privacy interests.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on September 25, 2024, by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
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Timeline
25 Sep 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Common questions
- What does S. 5170 do?
- Note: Given the text was truncated, this summary reflects only the provisions included above. S. 5170, the Data Protection Act of 2024, would create a new, independent federal agency—the Data Protection Agency—to regulate how companies and other entities collect, process, and share personal data, with particular attention to "high-risk data practices" such as profiling, use of automated decision systems, biometric identification, and processing of sensitive categories like health, financial, or criminal-history information. The agency would be led by a Director appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for a five-year term, assisted by a Deputy Director, and would have authority to issue rules, guidance, and enforcement actions related to personal-data protection and certain existing federal privacy laws. The bill sets out extensive definitions (personal data, biometric information, privacy harm, protected class, etc.) that would underpin the agency's jurisdiction. The bill would primarily affect "data aggregators"—businesses and organizations that collect, use, or share more than a minimal amount of personal data—by subjecting them to oversight, potential risk-assessment requirements for high-risk practices, and enforcement by the new agency. It would also affect consumers and individuals whose personal data is collected, by creating a federal body specifically tasked with protecting their data-privacy interests. The bill was introduced in the Senate on September 25, 2024, by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
- Has S. 5170 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 5170. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 5170?
- S. 5170 was sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 5170?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (25 Sep 2024).
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