H.R. 555: Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
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H.R. 555: Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-27 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
Plain summary
Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 This bill requires a health insurance exchange to notify each individual whose personal information is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security of any system maintained by the exchange as soon as possible but not later than 60 days after discovery of the breach. A violation of this requirement is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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Official text
Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · 34 cosponsors
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Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jason Smith (R-MO), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Tom McClintock (R-CA)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr555.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr555 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114