# 119-s-1512: Protecting Military Servicemembers Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025

119-s-1512, Protecting Military Servicemembers Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025, 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-1512
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Military Servicemembers Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Blocks data brokers from selling military servicemember lists to covered nations.** The bill would prohibit transfers of non‑public lists about current or former servicemembers to a "covered nation" or any person controlled by one, and it bans schemes to evade that ban. - Servicemembers and families: Would limit access by foreign adversaries to non‑public personal information compiled about current and former servicemembers. - Data brokers: Would be banned from selling, reselling, licensing, trading, or otherwise providing military servicemember lists to covered nations or persons controlled by them. - Downstream recipients: Any buyer must have a contractual clause barring onward transfers to covered nations, and conspiracies to evade the ban are prohibited. - Enforcement: The Federal Trade Commission is named as the Commission responsible for the bill's enforcement and oversight framework.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on selling military lists to foreign nations: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it illegal for data brokers to sell, license, trade, or otherwise provide lists of current or former servicemembers to covered foreign nations or persons they control. It would define who is a data broker and what counts as a military servicemember list. Public recor…
- FTC rules to stop foreign list sales: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to write rules under the Administrative Procedure Act and issue a final rule within one year. Violations would be treated as unfair or deceptive acts, and the FTC could seek injunctions, compel compliance, and obtain damages, restituti…
- State attorneys general can sue data brokers: benefit, medium. If enacted, a State attorney general could bring a parens patriae case when residents' interests are threatened by a data broker violating the bill. States could ask courts to stop violations, force compliance, and obtain damages or restitution on behalf of residents. The attorney general must noti…
- GAO report on servicemember data enforcement: benefit, low. If enacted, the Comptroller General would have to report to Congress within one year on how the law is enforced. The report would analyze whether more resources or authorities are needed and whether protections should be expanded to other people or kinds of data. It would include recommendations fo…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1512 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1512)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1512 (as of 2026-09-10).