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Data Protection Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2134| Senate 
| Updated: 6/17/2021
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Data Protection Act of 2021 This bill establishes the Data Protection Agency, an independent agency to regulate specified high-risk data practices and the collection, processing, and sharing of personal data. This includes the transfer of the powers and duties with respect to specified federal privacy laws from the Federal Trade Commission to the agency. Among other functions, the agency must oversee the use of high-risk data practices, which include (1) using automated decision systems, such as machine learning; (2) profiling individuals on a large scale; (3) and processing personally identifying biometric information, such as genetic data. The agency also must prevent and remediate specified privacy harms (i.e., commercial practices that may lead to an adverse outcomes resulting from the collection, processing, or sharing of personal data). The agency is authorized to collect fees from large data aggregators (i.e., large commercial entities that collect, use, or share the personal data). The agency also may require periodic reports and conduct periodic examinations of large data aggregators. The bill authorizes the agency to prescribe rules, issue orders, and otherwise enforce violations of this bill and other privacy laws.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3300
Data Protection Act of 2020
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3300
    Data Protection Act of 2020


  • June 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyConsumer affairsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)GeneticsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacy

Data Protection Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2134| Senate 
| Updated: 6/17/2021
Data Protection Act of 2021 This bill establishes the Data Protection Agency, an independent agency to regulate specified high-risk data practices and the collection, processing, and sharing of personal data. This includes the transfer of the powers and duties with respect to specified federal privacy laws from the Federal Trade Commission to the agency. Among other functions, the agency must oversee the use of high-risk data practices, which include (1) using automated decision systems, such as machine learning; (2) profiling individuals on a large scale; (3) and processing personally identifying biometric information, such as genetic data. The agency also must prevent and remediate specified privacy harms (i.e., commercial practices that may lead to an adverse outcomes resulting from the collection, processing, or sharing of personal data). The agency is authorized to collect fees from large data aggregators (i.e., large commercial entities that collect, use, or share the personal data). The agency also may require periodic reports and conduct periodic examinations of large data aggregators. The bill authorizes the agency to prescribe rules, issue orders, and otherwise enforce violations of this bill and other privacy laws.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3300
Data Protection Act of 2020
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3300
    Data Protection Act of 2020


  • June 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyConsumer affairsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)GeneticsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacy