# 119-s-4230: Protecting Stolen Encrypted Data Act of 2026

119-s-4230, Protecting Stolen Encrypted Data Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4230
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Stolen Encrypted Data Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would direct the President, acting through the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, to develop strategies to identify and, when in the U.S. economic and national security interest, recover, destroy, or manipulate stolen encrypted U.S. data and classified information** held by foreign entities. It would define covered data to include financial, medical, and biometric data of U.S. persons, plus intellectual property and trade secrets. - Families and individuals: People whose financial, medical, or biometric data was stolen could be notified, when practicable, when agencies plan or complete efforts to recover, destroy, or manipulate that data. - Businesses and inventors: Companies may see government attempts to recover or manipulate stolen intellectual property and trade secrets, and agencies must include any recommended legislative or administrative steps in their report to Congress. - Defense and intelligence agencies: The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence would jointly decide whether recovery, destruction, or manipulation is in U.S. economic and national security interests and could carry out those actions. They must submit an unclassified report to Congress within 1 year, with a classified annex if needed.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Plan to recover stolen encrypted U.S. data: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would define "covered data" to include U.S. persons' financial, medical, biometric data, intellectual property, and trade secrets. It would require the President, through the Defense Secretary and the Director of National Intelligence, to make strategies to find covered or clas…

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- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4230 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4230)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1346: Defense Quantum Acceleration Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1346)
- [119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-882)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4230 (as of 2026-04-21).