H.R. 2013: Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-01 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

Plain summary

Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish requirements for entities providing services to the public that collect, store, process, use, or otherwise control sensitive personal information. Information relating to an identifiable individual is generally considered sensitive personal information. However, information that is publicly available is not considered sensitive. The FTC must require controllers of sensitive personal information to (1) provide consumers with a privacy and data use policy, (2) obtain affirmative consent to collect or use consumers' sensitive data, and (3) obtain an annual privacy audit that evaluates the sufficiency of the controller's data privacy and security controls.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · 34 cosponsors

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Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Ed Case (D-HI), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), James A. Himes (D-CT), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim Costa (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] reported raising $4.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2013.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2013 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116