H.R. 3360: Defense Against Digital Theft Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Defense Against Digital Theft Act

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Defense Against Digital Theft Act This bill directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide individuals who have been affected by a breach of personnel records in a database network maintained by the Department of the Interior or OPM with complimentary identity protection coverage that: (1) is not less comprehensive than the complimentary identity protection coverage provided before the enactment date of this Act, (2) is effective for a period of not less than 10 years, and (3) includes not less than $5 million in identity theft insurance. The bill requires OPM to: (1) issue regulations to ensure that affected individuals whose credit scores have been negatively impacted by a data breach are not disqualified from access to classified information solely on the basis of a compromised credit score, and (2) establish a task force to develop specific recommendations on mitigating adverse consequences relating to data breaches.

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Defense Against Digital Theft Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · 1 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3360.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3360 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114