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SAFE DATA Act

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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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Sep 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 17, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act or the SAFE DATA Act

This bill establishes various requirements relating to the collection of consumer data, data transparency and security, and corporate accountability, including limiting the amount of data a covered entity may collect and prohibiting manipulation of data intended to increase the usage of online services (e.g., incorporating auto-play functions without the consent of a user).

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4626: SAFE DATA Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4626/
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"S. 4626: SAFE DATA Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4626/.
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S. 4626, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4626/.
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[S. 4626: SAFE DATA Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4626/)
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