# 119-s-2851: Protecting Americans from Doxing and Political Violence Act

119-s-2851, Protecting Americans from Doxing and Political Violence Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2851
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2851
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Americans from Doxing and Political Violence Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal framework for _protecting high‑scrutiny individuals from the public disclosure of sensitive personal information_.** It sets who qualifies, what counts as protected data, who must act, and how people can enforce their privacy rights.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on data brokers selling info: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it unlawful for a data broker to knowingly sell, license, trade for money, or purchase covered information about a covered person. The bill defines covered persons to include people located in the United States and certain U.S. persons, and it lists many exceptions s…
- Businesses must remove posted personal data: benefit, medium. If enacted, any person or business that gets a written request from an at-risk person would have to stop publicly posting that person's covered information online. The recipient would have to remove the information within 72 hours and make sure it is not available on any website or subsidiary site…
- Government marking and 72-hour removal: benefit, low. If enacted, at-risk people could send written notice to any government agency asking the agency to mark their covered information private. Agencies would be required not to publicly post that information and must remove it from publicly available content within 72 hours. Legislative officers could…
- Who is protected and what: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would say who counts as an "at-risk" person and list the types of personal data covered. At-risk people would include Members of Congress, their spouses, parents, siblings, children, household members, certain House or Senate employees, and former Members. Covered information w…

## Related bills

- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2851 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2851)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2851 (as of 2026-04-21).