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119-hr-9857119th CongressWALLET

Protecting Americans from Doxing and Political Violence Act

Sponsored By: Representative Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

Introduced

Summary

Protecting the personal data of Members of Congress and their families. This bill would create a special privacy regime that lets defined "at‑risk individuals" request marking, removal, and limits on sharing of specific personal data, bans data brokers from monetizing that data, and creates enforcement options for government and private parties.

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  • Families and at‑risk people: Individuals covered include Members, former Members, household members, immediate relatives, and designated staff. They could file written requests or use an agent and agencies must remove publicly posted covered information within 72 hours.
  • Data brokers and publishers: The bill would make it unlawful for data brokers to knowingly sell, license, trade for consideration, or buy covered information about a covered person. After a written request, internet publishers and other entities must remove and not transfer the listed information, subject to narrow exceptions for news, public‑concern reporting, government sources, and the individual’s consent.
  • Agencies, legislative officers, and enforcement: Agencies must mark and limit disclosures of covered records. Congressional sergeants at arms and administrative officers can file bulk lists or act on behalf of Members. The Attorney General or State Attorneys General may sue to enforce the law and individuals may seek injunctive or declaratory relief.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Limits on data brokers and enforcement

If enacted, the bill would define "data broker" as a company that collects and sells personal data about non‑customers, while carving out news organizations, certain financial and health entities, and consumer reporting agencies. If enacted, it would be unlawful for data brokers to knowingly sell, license, trade for money, or purchase covered information about a covered person. If enacted, the Attorney General and State attorneys general could sue to stop violations, and an at‑risk individual could bring a civil action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief if their covered information is publicly disclosed in violation of the bill.

Removal rules for Members and staff

If enacted, government agencies would have to mark covered information private when an at‑risk individual or agent asks. If enacted, agencies would generally have 72 hours to remove that information from public online content. If enacted, Members or designated legislative officers could submit bulk lists to agencies, data brokers, or other entities and those lists would count as proper notice. If enacted, the bill would preserve exceptions for news reporting on public concern, disclosures required by law, voluntary posts by the at‑risk person after enactment, and sharing with government entities or GLBA‑covered recipients or under confidentiality agreements.

Who and what is protected

If enacted, the bill would define who counts as an "at‑risk individual." That list would include Members of Congress, former Members, designated House and Senate staff, spouses, parents, siblings, children, people standing in loco parentis, and household members. If enacted, the bill would also define the types of "covered information" that get protection. Covered information would include home addresses, personal mobile numbers and emails, Social Security and driver license numbers, bank and card numbers, vehicle identifiers, precise device location data, and identifying information about children and their schools or routes.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

CA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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