# 115-hr-4544: Consumer Data Protection Act

115-hr-4544, Consumer Data Protection Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4544
- Congress: 115
- Title: Consumer Data Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2017-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Consumer Data Protection Act This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to direct a consumer reporting agency experiencing a data breach to: (1) notify the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), other appropriate law enforcement agencies, and affected individuals; (2) provide affected individuals with free credit freezes and credit monitoring services; and (3) establish a consumer assistance unit. The bill also establishes legal enforcement provisions concerning data breaches at consumer reporting agencies. The CFPB may examine a consumer reporting agency to assess compliance with personal information protection laws.

## 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-4544 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4544)

## 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-4544 (as of 2025-11-18).