# 119-hr-9482: Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026

119-hr-9482, Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9482
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Bans the sale and transfer of individuals' health and location data by data brokers.** The bill bars data brokers and others from selling, reselling, licensing, trading, transferring, sharing, or otherwise providing health or location data and directs the Federal Trade Commission to define covered data categories and exceptions. - Families and consumers: Stops brokers from selling or sharing health and location data tied to individuals or households. Health data is defined to include conditions, disabilities, pregnancy, miscarriage, and treatment or diagnosis. - Companies and data brokers: Prohibits brokers from providing location or health data but allows narrow exceptions for HIPAA-compliant business associates, publication of newsworthy information, and disclosures with valid authorizations under 45 C.F.R. §164.508 as adapted by the Commission. - Enforcement and legal actors: Gives the FTC broad tools including treating violations as unfair or deceptive acts, independent civil litigation authority, injunctions, damages, restitution, and civil penalties capped at 15 percent of an ultimate parent's prior 12-month revenue. States can sue under parens patriae, private parties may bring suit, and actions generally must be started within six years of actual knowledge. *This law increases federal spending by a $1.0 billion appropriation to the FTC for FY2027, available through September 30, 2035.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on selling health and location data: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would make it unlawful for data brokers to sell or otherwise provide anyone's health data or location data. The FTC would have to write rules within 180 days to define what counts as "data," and the ban on brokers would start on the earlier of that final rule or 180 days after…
- Who counts as a data broker: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FTC would define "data broker" as companies that sell personal data they did not collect directly, and the bill lists clear exclusions. Firms that only transmit data at a person's direction, sell products where sensitive data is not the product, publish news or public-interest infor…
- Limited preemption of state law: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would preempt state or local laws only to the extent those laws require disclosures that this federal law prohibits. State or local laws that are consistent with or more protective than this bill would remain in place.
- New FTC enforcement and penalties: mixed, medium. If enacted, the FTC could treat violations as unfair or deceptive acts and use its full FTC Act powers to seek injunctions, fines, data deletion, restitution, and other relief. The bill would also let people sue for violations and let State attorneys general bring parens patriae suits with notice t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9482 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9482)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9482 (as of 2026-09-26).