To prohibit data brokers from selling, reselling, trading, licensing, or otherwise providing for consideration lists of military servicemembers to any covered nation or person controlled by a covered nation.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit data brokers from selling, reselling, trading, licensing, or otherwise providing for consideration lists of military servicemembers to any covered nation or person controlled by a covered nation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Veterans Affairs, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Military Servicemembers Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025.
- Section id47a74a7c07964051934a7cabca070be1: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term controlled by a covered nation means, with respect to a person,...
- Section id466b9f6fd2fa471ab6bd1a3d603eb1bf: 3. Prohibiting providing servicemember lists to any covered nation or person controlled by a covered nation It shall be unlawful for a data broker to sell,...
- Section idF3E062C487DE4E50A787C36A29D8BAF9: 4. Enforcement A violation of section 3 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or a deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B)...
- Section id7e2d930e68bd4366a94edddf312326bc: 5. Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit data brokers from selling, reselling, trading, licensing, or otherwise providing for consideration lists of military servicemembers to any covered nation or person controlled by a covered nation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Veterans Affairs, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit data brokers from selling, reselling, trading, licensing, or otherwise providing for consideration lists of military servicemembers to any covered nation or person controlled by a covered nation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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