# 119-s-1819: DOGE BROS Act

119-s-1819, DOGE BROS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1819
- Congress: 119
- Title: DOGE BROS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Raises monetary penalties for unauthorized access and disclosure of federal data.** This bill would increase fines across several statutes that protect Privacy Act records, federal computer systems, Social Security and HHS records, taxpayer data, and Census information. - Families and taxpayers: Raises criminal penalties for wrongful disclosure of taxpayer information under 26 U.S.C. 7213(a) from $5,000 to $25,000 per violation, increasing the financial risk for improper disclosures. - People with federal records: Raises the Privacy Act civil penalty from $5,000 to $30,000 per violation for listed paragraphs, creating larger civil liability for mishandling personal records. - Computer intrusions and agency data disclosures: Adds a new penalty under 18 U.S.C. 1030 that sets a $750,000 maximum fine for certain individual computer-access offenses and raises maximum fines for SSA, HHS, and Census disclosures to $25,000 per violation.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher fines for government data breaches: benefit, high. This bill would raise fines for unlawful disclosures and certain hacking. It would raise Privacy Act civil penalties from $5,000 to $30,000 per violation. It would raise SSA and HHS disclosure fines from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation. It would raise criminal fines for wrongful tax disclosures fr…

## Related bills

- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1819)

## Related
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-854)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1819 (as of 2025-12-21).