S 2179
115th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Data Security and Breach Notification Act
Introduced: November 30, 2017
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Became law
Nov 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Data Security and Breach Notification Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to require certain entities that own or possess data containing personal information, or that contract with a third-party to maintain or process such information, to implement certain information-security policies and procedures for the treatment and protection of the information.
Such entities must provide specified notice following the discovery of a security breach of such information.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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