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HR 4113 104th Congress House

Consumer Internet Privacy Protection Act of 1996

Official title: To regulate the use by interactive computer services of personally identifiable information provided by subscribers to such services.

Introduced: September 18, 1996 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business recordsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesComputer networksConsumer protection
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Crime and Law EnforcementFraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkInformation servicesInjunctionsInteractive mediaLawRight of privacyScience, Technology, Communications
This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Sep 25, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Sep 18, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 18, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Internet Privacy Protection Act of 1996 - Prohibits an interactive computer service from disclosing to a third party any personally identifiable information provided by a subscriber without the subscriber's informed written consent. Permits the subscriber to revoke such consent at any time and requires the service to cease disclosing such information.

Prohibits such service or its employee from knowingly disclosing to a third party any personally identifiable information provided by a subscriber that such service has knowingly falsified.

Requires, at a subscriber's request, such service to: (1) provide such individual with his or her personally identifiable information maintained by the service; (2) permit the subscriber to verify and to correct such information; and (3) provide to the subscriber the identity of the third party recipients of such information.

Prohibits the service from charging a fee to the subscriber for making such information available.

Grants the Federal Trade Commission the authority: (1) to investigate whether a service has been or is engaged in any act or practice prohibited by this Act; and (2) if so, to issue a cease and desist order as if such service were in violation of specified provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Allows a subscriber aggrieved by a violation of this Act to obtain appropriate relief in a civil action.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4113: Consumer Internet Privacy Protection Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4113/
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