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Citizens' Privacy Commission Act of 2001

Introduced: May 9, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4605-4606)
May 9, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4604-4605)
May 9, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Citizens' Privacy Commission Act of 2001 - Establishes the Citizen's Privacy Commission to study and report to Congress and the President on issues relating to protection of individual privacy and the appropriate balance to be achieved between protecting such privacy and allowing appropriate uses of information, including: (1) the collection, use, and distribution of personal information by government; (2) privacy protection efforts and proposals of government; and (3) individual redress for privacy violations by government.

Prescribes privacy protections to be employed by the Commission.

What's happening now May 9, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4605-4606)

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