DOGE BROS Act
Sponsored By: Senator Mark Warner
Introduced
Summary
Raises monetary penalties for unauthorized access and disclosure of federal data. This bill would increase fines across several statutes that protect Privacy Act records, federal computer systems, Social Security and HHS records, taxpayer data, and Census information.
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- Families and taxpayers: Raises criminal penalties for wrongful disclosure of taxpayer information under 26 U.S.C. 7213(a) from $5,000 to $25,000 per violation, increasing the financial risk for improper disclosures.
- People with federal records: Raises the Privacy Act civil penalty from $5,000 to $30,000 per violation for listed paragraphs, creating larger civil liability for mishandling personal records.
- Computer intrusions and agency data disclosures: Adds a new penalty under 18 U.S.C. 1030 that sets a $750,000 maximum fine for certain individual computer-access offenses and raises maximum fines for SSA, HHS, and Census disclosures to $25,000 per violation.
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Higher fines for government data breaches
This bill would raise fines for unlawful disclosures and certain hacking. It would raise Privacy Act civil penalties from $5,000 to $30,000 per violation. It would raise SSA and HHS disclosure fines from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation. It would raise criminal fines for wrongful tax disclosures from $5,000 to $25,000 per violation. It would raise Census wrongful disclosure fines from $5,000 to $25,000 per violation. It would make an individual convicted of certain computer-access offenses face up to $750,000 in fines. If enacted, these changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mark Warner
VA • D
Cosponsors
Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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