A bill to improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff.
Sponsored By: Senator Amy Klobuchar
Passed Senate
Summary
Would protect the private home, contact, and precise location data of Members of Congress, their immediate families, and designated staff from sale or public posting by data brokers. It would define what counts as "covered information" and set rules for removal, limited exceptions, and legal enforcement.
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- Families and children: Shields household members and children under 18 by covering home addresses, personal contact details, school or daycare names and routes, and precise non‑anonymized geolocation data.
- Members, former Members, and staff: Lets at-risk individuals or authorized officers file notices with agencies to mark covered records and requires agencies to stop public posting and remove marked information within 72 hours.
- Data brokers and other businesses: Bars data brokers from knowingly buying or selling covered information and requires businesses to remove publicly displayed covered information within 72 hours after a written request. It also creates a private right of action for injunctive or declaratory relief.
- Exceptions and limits: Preserves narrow exceptions for news reporting, voluntary publication or consent, certain federal disclosures, and regulated sectors like consumer reporting, financial institutions under GLBA, and HIPAA-covered health data.
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6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
How agencies must remove records
If enacted, at-risk people could ask government agencies to mark covered information private and have it removed from public agency records within 72 hours. Agencies would stop publicly showing the info and could only give removed records to someone with a signed release, a court order, parties subject to GLBA Title V, or someone who signs a confidentiality agreement. Legislative officers (like Sergeants at Arms) could file requests for Members or staff and provide a consolidated list to help agencies and data brokers comply.
Private right to sue violators
If enacted, an at-risk person whose covered information was made public because of a violation could sue in court for injunctive or declaratory relief. That remedy would apply only when the public disclosure happened as a result of breaking this section.
Which personal details are protected
If enacted, the bill would list what personal data get special protection for at-risk people. Covered items would include home addresses, home and personal mobile phone numbers, personal email addresses, Social Security or driver's license numbers, bank or card numbers, license plates or vehicle IDs, identification of a child under 18, school or daycare names and addresses, school/daycare schedules or routes, work travel routes, and exact non-anonymized location data. Information already required in Federal Election Commission or other candidate filings would not be covered.
Who qualifies for privacy protections
If enacted, this bill would define who counts as an "at-risk individual" eligible for special privacy protections. That list would include Members of Congress, former Members, designated House or Senate employees, a Member's spouse, parent, sibling, child, someone standing in loco parentis, and other household members.
Limits on data brokers and websites
If enacted, the bill would make it unlawful for data brokers to knowingly sell or buy covered information about at-risk people. It would also require anyone who posts such information online to remove it within 72 hours after a written request by the at-risk person or an immediate family member. Narrow exceptions would allow news reporting on matters of public concern, information voluntarily published by the at-risk person after enactment, and transfers requested by the at-risk person.
Exceptions for press, consent, and government
If enacted, the bill would not stop lawful news investigations or disclosures required by law. It would not block access to Members' official actions or statements. The bill would still allow publication with an at-risk person's written consent and allow data brokers to share information with government agencies. At the same time, courts and agencies would be told to broadly favor protecting covered information when they can.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Cosponsors
Ted Cruz
TX • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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