# 119-hr-6161: SEC Data Protection Act

119-hr-6161, SEC Data Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6161
- Congress: 119
- Title: SEC Data Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would require the SEC to adopt formal rules to protect *sensitive, nonpublic proprietary information* it receives from investment advisers.** It sets a one year deadline and directs the agency to write those protections through notice-and-comment rulemaking. - Investment advisers. Advisers who provide proprietary information to the SEC would get explicit safeguards for that information and a clear timeline for when protections must be in place. - SEC staff and access controls. The rules would limit who at the SEC can access the information by requiring that access go only to appropriate staff. - What the rules must cover. The policies must explain when the SEC can request such information, tailor safeguards to how sensitive the data is, limit access, and protect against unlawful use or disclosure.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger SEC privacy rules for adviser data: benefit, low. If enacted, the SEC would have 1 year to set data protection rules for investment adviser information. The rules would be set after public notice and comment. They would cover sensitive, nonpublic proprietary data, as the SEC defines it. Access would be limited to appropriate staff, with safeguards…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6161 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6161)

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- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6161 (as of 2026-04-21).