# 119-s-5217: RECOVER PII Act

119-s-5217, RECOVER PII 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 2026-08-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5217
- Congress: 119
- Title: RECOVER PII Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-27

## Summary

**Lifetime identity protection for people whose personal data was exposed in federal breaches.** The bill would make coverage apply from fiscal year 2016 onward, guarantee at least $5.0 million in identity theft insurance per affected person, and create a reimbursement path that lets agencies pay up to 100% of privacy-enhancing service costs for employees and contractors, with documentation. - People affected by federal data breaches would be entitled to ongoing identity protection for the remainder of their lives and a minimum of $5.0 million in identity theft insurance. - Federal employees and contractor staff who obtain privacy-enhancing services could be reimbursed for up to 100% of those costs from agency salary-and-expense funds for fiscal year 2026 and later, subject to required documentation. - Any federal agency, including entities in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches, could use salary-and-expense appropriations to reimburse privacy-enhancing service costs; the bill defines privacy-enhancing services to include tools and techniques that reduce or suppress personal information.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lifetime identity protection after breaches: benefit, medium. If your personal data was taken in a federal agency data breach, you would get identity protection for the rest of your life. Coverage would apply for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year after. The coverage would include at least $5,000,000 in identity theft insurance. This change would take effe…
- Reimbursements for privacy tools: benefit, low. If you are a federal agency employee or a contractor supporting an agency, you would be eligible for reimbursement for privacy-enhancing services. Agencies could use salaries-and-expenses funds for fiscal year 2026 and later to pay up to 100% of those costs. Any reimbursement would require submissi…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5217 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5217)

## Related
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [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-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2982)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5217 (as of 2026-08-27).