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119-s-2144119th CongressWALLET

A bill to improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff.

Sponsored By: Senator Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Passed Senate

Summary

Protect covered personal information of Members of Congress, their families, and designated staff. This bill would bar public posting and commercial sale of specific home contact, ID, vehicle, and precise geolocation data and set quick removal rules plus limited exceptions.

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  • Members of Congress, former Members, designated House and Senate employees, and immediate family or household members can file written notices to have specified personal data marked private.
  • Federal agencies must not publicly post covered information and must remove it within 72 hours after receiving a written request.
  • Data brokers are prohibited from knowingly selling, licensing, or buying covered information about at-risk individuals.
  • Other websites and businesses must remove covered information from their sites within 72 hours after a written request and must not transfer it afterward except under defined exceptions.
  • News reporting on matters of public concern, information the individual voluntarily posts, and transfers requested by the individual are allowed.
  • An at-risk individual whose covered information is disclosed may sue for injunctive or declaratory relief.

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Bill Overview

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5 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Fast takedowns from government websites

An at‑risk individual would be able to send a written notice to any government agency to mark their covered information private. The agency would have 72 hours to remove it from public websites and to stop new public posting. Agencies would only share such records with a signed release, a court order, parties covered by Gramm‑Leach‑Bliley Title V, or under a confidentiality agreement. A designated agent or certain legislative officers could send these notices, and officers could send a single list that counts as notice for all listed people.

Quick online removals and no transfers

Any person, business, or association that posted covered information would have to remove it within 72 hours after a written request. They would also have to keep it from appearing again on any websites they control. After they get the request, they would be barred from transferring the information to others, except for news or public‑concern speech, information the person posted online after enactment, or transfers the person asks for or that carry out their request.

Who is covered and what stays private

If enacted, this bill would set who counts as an “at‑risk individual.” That list would include Members of Congress; their spouses, parents, siblings, and children; people they act as a parent for; anyone living in their home; designated House or Senate employees; and former Members. It would also define “covered information” as home addresses, personal phone numbers, personal emails, Social Security and driver’s license numbers, bank and card numbers, license plates, IDs of children under 18, school or daycare names and schedules, routes to and from work or school, and precise device location data. Information in required FEC filings or candidate qualification records would not be treated as covered.

Right to sue to stop illegal posting

An at‑risk individual whose covered information was made public because of a violation would be able to sue. They would be able to ask a court to order the posting stopped or to issue a legal ruling on their rights. The remedy would be injunctive or declaratory relief, not listed money damages.

Blocks data brokers from selling this data

The bill would define a “data broker” as a company that collects personal data on people who are not its customers and sells or profits from giving others access. It would not treat news outlets, directory services, certain internal corporate uses, real‑time safety alerts, consumer reporting agencies under FCRA, GLBA financial institutions, or HIPAA‑covered entities as data brokers. Data brokers would be banned from knowingly buying or selling covered information about at‑risk individuals.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

MN • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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