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S. 3568 109th Congress Senate

Data Security Act of 2006

Official title: A bill to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 2006 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureBank accountsBank recordsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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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 26, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 26, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 26, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Data Security Act of 2006 - Prescribes security procedures which an entity that maintains or communicates sensitive account or personal information must implement and enforce in order to protect the information from an unauthorized use likely to result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the consumer.

Grants exclusive enforcement powers to specified federal regulatory agencies with oversight of financial institutions.

Prescribes data security standards to be implemented by federal agencies.

Preempts state law with respect to the responsibilities of any person to protect against and investigate such data security breaches and mitigate any losses or harm resulting from them.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Aug 1, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3568: Data Security Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3568/
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"S. 3568: Data Security Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3568/.
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S. 3568, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3568/.
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