Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-2545House of Representatives
Updated: May 7, 2019

Summary

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

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S-1336: Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019

Introduced in Senate

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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