S. 2290: Data Broker List Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-24 · Commerce · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Data Broker List Act of 2021

Plain summary

Data Broker List Act of 20 21 This bill establishes requirements for data brokers that obtain personal information about consumers for the sale to other businesses. Specifically, data brokers are prohibited from (1) acquiring such information by fraud, (2) using such information for a specified prohibited purpose such as fraud or identity theft, or (3) selling such information to a third party that the broker should reasonably know intends to use the information for a specified prohibited purpose. Data brokers also must implement safeguards to prevent security breaches that result in the improper disclosure of such personal information. Additionally, they must register with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on an annual basis and the FTC must publish the registry. Violations of these requirements are enforceable by the FTC as unfair or deceptive business practices.

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Official text

Data Broker List Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 2 cosponsors

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Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] reported raising $303,094 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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 Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s2290.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s2290 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117