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S. 3744 (115th)

Data Care Act of 2018

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Introduced

12 December 2018

Last action

12 December 2018 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Subjects

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Source updated

11 August 2025

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

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