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HR 4337 115th Congress House

Safeguarding American PII Act

Official title: To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require national security reviews carried out by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to tak… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require national security reviews carried out by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to take into account the potential effects of covered transactions on personally identifiable information.

Introduced: November 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Corporate finance and managementForeign and international corporationsGovernment studies and investigationsRight of privacyU.S. and foreign investments
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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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Nov 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Nov 9, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguarding American Personal Information and Investment Act or the Safeguarding American PII Act

This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment to take into account whether the merger, acquisition, or takeover could expose the personally identifiable information of U.S. persons in a manner that threatens national security.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4337: Safeguarding American PII Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4337/
MLA
"H.R. 4337: Safeguarding American PII Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4337/.
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H.R. 4337, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4337/.
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[H.R. 4337: Safeguarding American PII Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4337/)
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