H.R. 6671: Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-12-17 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-258.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-12-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends provisions of the federal criminal code authorizing a video tape service provider to disclose personally identifiable information concerning any consumer to any person with the informed, written consent of the consumer to: (1) allow such consent to be provided through an electronic means using the Internet; (2) require such consent to be in a form distinct and separate from any form setting forth other legal or financial obligations of the consumer; (3) allow such consent to be given in advance for a set period of time, not to exceed two years or until consent is withdrawn by the consumer, whichever is sooner; and (4) require the video tape service provider to provide an opportunity for the consumer to withdraw such consent on a case-by-case basis or to withdraw from ongoing disclosures, at the consumer's election.

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Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012

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Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · 10 cosponsors

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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6671.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6671 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112