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119-hr-8513119th CongressWALLET

PROTECT Act

Sponsored By: Representative Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]

Introduced

Summary

Protecting the personal data of government personnel is the bill's main goal. It would require the Department of Homeland Security to publish guidance on handling personally identifiable information and on steps officers, officials, employees, and contractors can take to protect their safety.

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  • Federal, state, and local agencies and relevant private sector entities would receive recommended practices for handling personally identifiable information. This gives agencies a common set of steps to follow when managing sensitive staff data.
  • Officers, officials, employees, and contractors would get guidance on actions they can take to protect their identities and personal safety. The guidance targets individuals whose name or linked information could reveal their identity.
  • The Department of Homeland Security would have to issue the guidance within 1 year and update it every 4 years. The bill defines personally identifiable information broadly to include any data that permits a person's identity to be directly or indirectly inferred regardless of immigration status.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protecting public-sector officers' data

If enacted, this bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to issue guidance within one year. The guidance would cover personally identifiable information (PII) of officers, officials, employees, and contractors. It would tell federal, state, and local agencies and relevant private groups how to handle that data and list steps those workers can take to protect their safety. DHS would update the guidance every four years. The bill does not provide new funding.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]

AR • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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