S 1900
115th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act of 2017
Introduced: September 28, 2017
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act of 2017
This bill requires an entity that acquires, maintains, or utilizes personal information in commerce to have in effect specified cybersecurity protections and practices. The Federal Trade Commission must enforce the requirement using specified procedures.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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