Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2545| House
| Updated: 5/7/2019
Elijah E. Cummings
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Cosponsors (20)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 This bill establishes an Office of Cybersecurity within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The office must supervise the data security of credit reporting agencies, including through annual examinations. The office must also investigate and enforce suspected violations by credit reporting agencies. The bill also requires notification to the FTC, relevant law enforcement and intelligence agencies, consumers, and the public of a data breach affecting a credit reporting agency.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightConsumer affairsConsumer creditCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relations
Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2545| House
| Updated: 5/7/2019
Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 This bill establishes an Office of Cybersecurity within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The office must supervise the data security of credit reporting agencies, including through annual examinations. The office must also investigate and enforce suspected violations by credit reporting agencies. The bill also requires notification to the FTC, relevant law enforcement and intelligence agencies, consumers, and the public of a data breach affecting a credit reporting agency.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Elijah E. Cummings
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Cosponsors (20)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
Finance and Financial Sector
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightConsumer affairsConsumer creditCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relations