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HR 1929 106th Congress House

Banking Privacy Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to control the disclosure by financial institutions of personal financial information of customers of the institutions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Affiliated corporationsBank holding companiesBank recordsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2661)
May 2, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E616)
Jun 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
May 25, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
May 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1082)
May 25, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2661)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Banking Privacy Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to mandate customer notice and written consent as a prerequisite to personal information sharing between institutions under their purview (an insured depository institution or bank holding company, respectively) and other persons or affiliates.

Delineates notice and consent procedures.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 18, 1999
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 25, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 25, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 25, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1929: Banking Privacy Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1929/
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"H.R. 1929: Banking Privacy Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1929/.
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H.R. 1929, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1929/.
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