# 119-s-1287: DELETE Act

119-s-1287, DELETE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1287
- Congress: 119
- Title: DELETE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**A centralized deletion system** giving people a one-stop way to ask data brokers to erase personal information and stop future collection. This bill would create an FTC‑administered national website and hashed registries to match a single deletion request to all registered data brokers, require standardized forms and persistent identifiers, and give the Federal Trade Commission authority to write rules and enforce compliance.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-stop deletion for your data: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to submit one online deletion request to remove your personal data from all registered data brokers. The FTC would have 1 year to write rules and set up the online system. The form would ask for email, phone, address, and other identifiers. The system would salt and ha…
- FTC enforcement and state preemption: benefit, medium. If enacted, violations would be treated as unfair or deceptive acts under the FTC Act, letting the FTC use its usual enforcement powers. The FTC would be required to write rules under federal rulemaking procedures. The bill would preempt state privacy laws only when they conflict with this act. Sta…
- Data broker registration and fees: cost, high. If enacted, data brokers would have to register with the FTC within 18 months and renew each year. Brokers must give contact details, describe their data types and sources, and follow a standardized disclosure form. Brokers that keep persistent identifiers would pay an annual subscription fee to ac…
- Broker audits and limited retention: mixed, medium. If enacted, every registered data broker would undergo an independent third-party audit within 3 years and every 3 years after. Brokers must give audit reports to the FTC within 6 months and keep audit materials for at least 6 years. Brokers could only retain personal data in narrow cases, like com…
- Who counts as a data broker: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would define a 'data broker' as an entity that collects personal information about someone without a direct customer relationship and then sells or shares it. The law would list many types of personal information covered, such as names, addresses, IP addresses, geolocation, bio…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1287 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1287)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-556)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1287 (as of 2026-09-10).