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HR 2521 116th Congress House

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 31, 2019 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Aviation and airportsBusiness recordsCustoms enforcementGovernment information and archives
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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May 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

This bill revises requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering a U.S. port or place. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to remove such information, including social security numbers and passport numbers, from a manifest signed and transmitted to Treasury before it is accessible by the public.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 5 Republican 6
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 29, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Nov 29, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Oct 31, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 31, 2019
Davis, Rodney
· Oct 31, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 31, 2019
WALDEN, GREG
· Oct 23, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 18, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 25, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jun 27, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 27, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 20, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Jun 20, 2019
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jun 20, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2521: Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2521/
MLA
"H.R. 2521: Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2521/.
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H.R. 2521, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2521/.
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[H.R. 2521: Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2521/)
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