Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019
United States116th CongressS-1336Senate
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
Latest companion bill action
HR-2545: Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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