H.R. 4414: SHIELD Privacy Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

SHIELD Privacy Act

Plain summary

Strengthening Homeland Innovation to Emphasize Liberty, Democracy, and Privacy Act or SHIELD Privacy Act - Directs the President to designate a senior official within the Office of Management and Budget as the Chief Privacy Officer, who shall have primary responsibility for privacy policy throughout the Federal Government. Directs the head of each department and independent agency in the executive branch to appoint a senior official of the department or independent agency, respectively, to assure primary responsibility for privacy policy. Requires the official appointed for the department or independent agency to: (1) assess the impact on privacy of each proposed action of the Department or agency that will require collecting, using, or accessing personally identifiable information from ten or more persons; and (2) make the results of such assessments publicly available through the Department's web site. Establishes the Commission on Privacy, Freedom, and Homeland Security to conduct a legal and factual study relating to U.S. efforts to further homeland security in a manner that protects privacy, civil liberties, and individual freedoms. Requires the Commission to: (1) conduct at least two field hearings in the five geographical regions of the United States; and (2) appoint a Director. Instructs the Commission to arrange with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences for assistance in studying specified matters respecting such study, including the impact of Federal legislation enacted since September 11, 2001, or pending before Congress, on civil liberties. Terminates the Commission 30 days after the Commission submits a report of its findings, recommendations, and conclusions.

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Official text

SHIELD Privacy Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · 33 cosponsors

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Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4414.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4414 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108