S. 2289: Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-10 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018

Plain summary

Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 This bill creates the Office of Cybersecurity within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that, in part, must: supervise, evaluate, and regulate specified agencies' management of data security; examine agencies annually for compliance with regulations; investigate an agency in the event of a breach covered by the bill or suspected noncompliance with regulations, and report on any findings of such investigation; and coordinate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center of the Department of Homeland Security. The office is authorized to: (1) investigate an agency's compliance with regulations regarding any data breach, and (2) enjoin an agency from violating specified regulations. Specified consumer reporting agencies, in part, must: provide the office with information relating to security measures, demonstrate reasonable data protection measures, and notify the FTC of a covered breach. The bill establishes civil penalties for violations and directs the FTC to enforce compliance.

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Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · 3 cosponsors

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Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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).
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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2289.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2289 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115