# 119-s-2367: AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act

119-s-2367, AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2367
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**A federal private tort for misuse of covered data.** This bill would make it illegal to appropriate, use, collect, process, sell, or otherwise exploit a person's covered data without their express, prior consent and it explicitly covers the training and outputs of generative artificial intelligence systems. - Individuals: Creates a private right of action in federal or state court and allows remedies including actual damages, treble profits or a damages floor of $1,000, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and prevailing plaintiff attorney's fees and costs. - Businesses and third parties: Bars exploitation of covered data absent express prior consent, narrows consent obtained through coercion or passive disclosure, and requires third-party recipients to be clearly and prominently disclosed separate from general policies. - Courts and dispute rules: Disallows predispute arbitration agreements and predispute joint-action waivers for claims under the Act and preserves stronger state laws by setting a federal floor rather than a ceiling.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sue over unauthorized use of your data: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to sue in federal or state court if someone uses your covered data without your express, prior consent. You would be able to recover the larger of your actual damages, three times the profits from the misuse, or $1,000. You could also seek punitive damages, an injuncti…
- No forced arbitration for data claims: benefit, medium. If enacted, any predispute arbitration agreement or predispute joint‑action waiver would be invalid for claims under this Act. Courts, not arbitrators, would decide whether the Act applies and whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable. You would be able to bring or join court, class, collecti…
- Stricter consent and third‑party rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, consent would be invalid if it is coerced, deceptive, or forced as a condition of using a product when the data use is not reasonably necessary. Firms would have to name each third party when asking for consent and show that disclosure separately and clearly. A simple link or passive no…
- States can give stronger protections: benefit, medium. If enacted, this federal bill would set a minimum standard and would not preempt State laws. States could keep existing rules or give people stronger rights and remedies than the federal floor.
- Union arbitration clauses remain valid: mixed, low. If enacted, the Act would not apply to arbitration provisions in contracts between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Those arbitration provisions could still exist, but they could not stop a union worker from going to court to enforce constitutional, statutory, or…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2613: Warehouse Worker Protection Act
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-3966: TREY'S Law

## Sources
- [119-s-2367 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2367)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2613: Warehouse Worker Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2613)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2398)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-3966: TREY'S Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3966)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2367 (as of 2026-08-11).