118th Congress > House > Vote 809

Date: March 20, 2024

Result: 414-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 91

Sponsor: PALLONE, Frank, Jr. (D-NJ)

Bill number: HR7520

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act

Bill summary:

Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

This bill makes it unlawful for a data broker to sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, or otherwise make available specified personally identifiable sensitive data of individuals who reside in the United States to North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran or an entity controlled by such a country (e.g., headquartered in or owned by a person in the country).

Sensitive data includes government-issued identifiers (e.g., Social Security numbers), financial account numbers, biometric information, genetic information, precise geolocation information, and private communications (e.g., texts or emails).

A data broker generally includes an entity that sells or otherwise provides data of individuals that the entity did not collect directly from the individuals. A data broker does not include an entity that transmits an individual's data or communications at the request or direction of the individual or an entity that makes news or information available to the general public.

The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.



Bill titles: To prohibit data brokers from transferring sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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