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S 1169 109th Congress Senate

Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to require reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data-mining.

Introduced: June 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Jun 6, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6106)
Jun 6, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6105-6106)
Jun 6, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 6, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6106)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2005 - 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. Requires that such report be made available to the public.

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) a federal department or agency or a non-federal entity acting on behalf of the federal government is conducting the query, search, or other analysis to find a predictive pattern indicating terrorist or criminal activity; and (3) the search does not use a specific individual's personal identifiers to acquire information concerning that individual.

Mandates annual updates, including any new uses or development of data-mining technology.

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 6, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1169: Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1169/
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"S. 1169: Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1169/.
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S. 1169, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1169/.
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