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US S4626

US S4626
SAFE DATA Act Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act


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Introduced
09/17/2020
In Committee
09/17/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

SAFE DATA Act SAFE DATA Act Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act

AI Summary

This bill, the Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act (SAFE DATA Act), establishes data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States. It grants individuals rights to access, correct, delete, and port their covered data, requires transparency from covered entities on their data practices, and prohibits the transfer or processing of sensitive covered data without affirmative express consent. The bill also addresses issues like algorithm bias, digital content forgeries, data brokers, and the security of covered data. It empowers the Federal Trade Commission to enforce its provisions and allows state attorneys general to bring civil actions as well.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 09/17/2020)

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