# 119-hr-8513: PROTECT Act

119-hr-8513, PROTECT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8513
- Congress: 119
- Title: PROTECT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protecting public-sector officers' data: benefit, medium. 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 gro…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8513 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8513)

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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8513 (as of 2026-09-21).