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Citizens' Privacy Commission Act of 2001

Introduced: May 9, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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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
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 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)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 9, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 851: Citizens' Privacy Commission Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-851/
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"S. 851: Citizens' Privacy Commission Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-851/.
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S. 851, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-851/.
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