To direct the Federal Trade Commission to review and potentially revise its standards for safeguarding customer information to ensure that such standards require certain consumer reporting agencies and service providers of such agencies to maintain sufficient safeguards against cyber attacks and related threats, to provide for additional authority to enforce such standards with respect to such agencies and providers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5166| House
| Updated: 3/9/2018
Ted Lieu
Democratic Representative
California
Financial Services Committee, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to review protections of customer information against cyber threats. The bill includes provisions related to investigations, enforcement, and regulations that apply to consumer reporting agencies.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftConsumer creditFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government studies and investigationsState and local government operations
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to review and potentially revise its standards for safeguarding customer information to ensure that such standards require certain consumer reporting agencies and service providers of such agencies to maintain sufficient safeguards against cyber attacks and related threats, to provide for additional authority to enforce such standards with respect to such agencies and providers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5166| House
| Updated: 3/9/2018
Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to review protections of customer information against cyber threats. The bill includes provisions related to investigations, enforcement, and regulations that apply to consumer reporting agencies.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Ted Lieu
Democratic Representative
California
Financial Services Committee, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Finance and Financial Sector
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftConsumer creditFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government studies and investigationsState and local government operations