To improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes comprehensive privacy protections for Members of Congress, their families, and designated staff by: (1) requiring government agencies to remove covered personal information from public records within 72. It relies on compliance mandates, exemptions, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Technology, Privacy, Finance, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Designated congressional staff (Senate and House employees) could face reduced risk, Former Members of Congress could face reduced risk, and HIPAA-covered healthcare entities could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Data brokers and people-search websites could lose revenue opportunities, Websites and online businesses maintaining personal information databases would take on compliance duties, and Federal government agencies would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Establishes comprehensive privacy protections for Members of Congress, their families, and designated staff by: (1) requiring government agencies to remove covered personal information from public records within 72...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes comprehensive privacy protections for Members of Congress, their families, and designated staff by: (1) requiring government agencies to remove covered personal information from public records within 72.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Privacy, Finance, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes comprehensive privacy protections for Members of Congress, their families, and designated staff by: (1) requiring government agencies to remove covered personal information from public records within 72.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Protecting covered information in public records
Identified Gains
- Designated congressional staff (Senate and House employees)
- Former Members of Congress
- HIPAA-covered healthcare entities
- Financial institutions subject to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Consumer reporting agencies (credit bureaus)
Identified Costs
- Data brokers and people-search websites
- Websites and online businesses maintaining personal information databases
- Federal government agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Designated congressional staff (Senate and House employees), Federal government agencies, Former Members of Congress
Positive-direction: Designated congressional staff (Senate and House employees), Former Members of Congress
Negative-direction: Federal government agencies
Data brokers and people-search websites
Websites and online businesses maintaining personal information databases
News media organizations reporting on public officials
Financial institutions subject to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "attorney_general"
- → U.S. Attorney General
- "state_attorney_general"
- → State attorneys general
- "applicable_legislative_officers"
- → Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate with Secretary of Senate (for Senate); Sergeant at Arms and Chief Administrative Officer of House (for House)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
For Senate: Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper with Secretary of Senate, acting jointly. For House: Sergeant at Arms and Chief Administrative Officer, acting jointly.
Members of Congress, their spouses, parents, siblings, children, those in loco parentis, household members, designated Senate/House employees, and former Members of Congress.
Home addresses, phone numbers, personal email, SSN, driver's license number, bank/credit card numbers, license plates, children's info, school/daycare info, commute routes, and geolocation data - excludes FEC filings and required candidate disclosures.
A commercial entity collecting personal information on non-customers to sell or profit from third-party access - excludes news gathering, 411 services, internal use, health/safety alerts, credit agencies, GLBA-covered institutions, and HIPAA-covered entities.
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