# 115-hr-4543: To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes.

115-hr-4543, To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4543
- Congress: 115
- Title: To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- Introduced: 2017-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill addresses the protection of personal information by requiring entities to carry out security measures to protect the personal information they collect and maintain, limiting the collection and distribution of personal information, requiring specified notice with respect to certain security breaches, restricting targeted marketing to children, and otherwise modifying provisions relating to the collection and use of personal information of children or adults.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7245: Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7186: Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act
- 115-hr-7141: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- 115-hr-7123: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7115: 3-D Firearms Prohibitions Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4543 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4543)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7245: Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7245)
- [115-hr-7186: Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7186)
- [115-hr-7141: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7141)
- [115-hr-7123: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7123)
- [115-hr-7115: 3-D Firearms Prohibitions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4543 (as of 2025-11-18).