H.R. 3175: Online Privacy Act
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H.R. 3175: Online Privacy Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-11 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Online Privacy Act
Plain summary
Online Privacy Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate customer privacy regulations that require telecommunications services, broadband Internet access services, and interconnected VoIP (internet phone) services to: notify a customer about the collection, use, and sharing of customer proprietary information that is individually identifiable customer proprietary network information, personally identifiable information, or the content of communications; obtain opt-in approval from a customer to use and share sensitive customer proprietary information about financial or health information, children, Social Security numbers, precise geolocation, content of communications, call detail information, web browsing or application usage history, or other customary proprietary information that the FCC determines to be sensitive; not refuse to serve a customer who does not consent to the use and sharing of customer proprietary information for commercial purposes under a "take-it-or-leave-it" offer; develop data security practices; and notify customers of security breaches. The FCC must also implement strong protection for de-identified customary proprietary information to prevent re-identifying such information.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · 10 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN)
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
- 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-115hr3175.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3175 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115