S3570-119

In Committee

Data Care Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Data Care Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Healthcare, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services 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, technology companies and users of digital services 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 Data Care Act of 2025.
  • Section idD21A984B94E54A52AB4C7F05BBB49583: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term end user means an individual who engages with an online service...
  • Section idf35e8f105f7b4d019898444170d83bc9: 3. Provider duties An online service provider shall fulfill the duties of care, loyalty, and confidentiality under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively,...
  • Section idea7ce20e12784ef08fadda066d1797a8: 4. Enforcement A violation of section 3 by an online service provider or a person described in section 3(c) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining...
  • Section idAEBAECC22D884C7FBC4EBE80C7E8FB3E: 5. Nonenforceability of certain provisions waiving rights and remedies The rights and remedies provided under this Act may not be waived or limited by contract...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Data Care Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, Data Care Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Healthcare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 18, 2025

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Baldwin, …

Dec 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Healthcare Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"sensitive data" §idD21A984B94E54A52AB4C7F05BBB49583

any data that includes— a social security number

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