US HB4978 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on November 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To provide for individual rights relating to privacy of personal information, to establish privacy and security requirements for covered entities relating to personal information, and to establish an agency to be known as the United States Digital Privacy Agency to enforce such rights and requirements, and for other purposes.
Title
Online Privacy Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN] |
| Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. |
| 2019-11-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. |
| 2019-11-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-11-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-11-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Business ethics
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Credit and credit markets
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employment and training programs
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Marketing and advertising
News media and reporting
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Right of privacy
Science, technology, communications
Small business
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Business ethics
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Credit and credit markets
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employment and training programs
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Marketing and advertising
News media and reporting
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Right of privacy
Science, technology, communications
Small business
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4978/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4978/BILLS-116hr4978ih.pdf |
