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HR 4290 108th Congress House

Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004

Official title: To provide for data-mining reports to Congress.

Introduced: May 6, 2004 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 21, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
May 5, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
May 5, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004 - Requires the head of each Federal department or agency that is engaged in any activity to use or develop data-mining technology to report annually to Congress on all such activities.

Defines "data-mining" as a query, search, or other analysis of one or more electronic databases, where: (1) at least one of the databases was obtained from or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity, or the information was acquired initially by another Federal department or agency for purposes other than intelligence or law enforcement; (2) the search does not use a specific individual's personal identifiers to acquire information concerning that individual; and (3) a Federal department or agency is conducting the query, search, or other analysis to find a pattern indicating terrorist or other criminal activity.

Mandates annual updates, including any new data-mining technologies.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1544 Identical bill Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 6, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4290: Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4290/
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"H.R. 4290: Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4290/.
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