S. 4230 119th Congress Senate

Protecting Stolen Encrypted Data Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Government to identify and address stolen sensitive data and classified information, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2026 Introduced by: Margaret Wood Hassan Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov

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Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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What's happening now March 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Intelligence (Select) Committee
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Government Printing Office (GPO)
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Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
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Labor, Dept of (DOL)
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Library of Congress (LOC)
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Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
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Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
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Cosponsors 1

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Mar 26, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4230: Protecting Stolen Encrypted Data Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4230/

MLA

"S. 4230: Protecting Stolen Encrypted Data Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4230/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 4230, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4230/.

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