Data Care Act of 2018

Summary

Data Care Act of 2018 This bill imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to to their handling of user data, including duties to (1) reasonably secure sensitive data from unauthorized access, (2) refrain from using such data in a way that will result in reasonably foreseeable harm to the end user, and (3) not disclose individual identifying data to another party unless that party is also bound by the duties established in this bill. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and specified state officials to take enforcement actions with respect to breaches of such duties.

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Timeline

1. 12 December 2018

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 December 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 December 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 December 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 December 2018

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 December 2018

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Sponsors

• Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Sponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Data Care Act of 2019