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H.R. 847: Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

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H.R. 847: Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-04 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 150 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR847 (2022-05-11), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

Plain summary

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies. The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD) must coordinate with appropriate agencies to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of privacy enhancing technologies. The bill also requires NITRD to submit to Congress a report on the progress of research on privacy enhancing technologies and the development of specified voluntary resources.

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Official text

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act (2022-04-20)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr847 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117