H.R. 1816: Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-11 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-11 · 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?
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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 certain entities when they collect, transmit, 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. Specifically, these entities must (1) obtain affirmative consent from users for functionality related to the disclosure of sensitive personal information, (2) publish a privacy and data use policy that is readily understandable, (3) provide users the ability to opt-out of the sharing of their nonsensitive information, and (4) obtain at least once every two years a privacy audit that evaluates the sufficiency of the entity's data privacy and security controls. These requirements do not apply to the collection or sharing of sensitive or nonsensitive personal information for certain purposes such as detecting fraud or identity theft. The bill provides authority for the FTC and state attorneys general to enforce these requirements. Additionally, the FTC must hire 500 new employees to focus on privacy and data security.

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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] · 29 cosponsors

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Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), James A. Himes (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Ed Case (D-HI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Joe Courtney (D-CT), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)

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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1816.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1816 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117