Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-1336| Senate
| Updated: 5/7/2019
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (1)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 CongressS-1336| Senate
| 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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (1)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 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