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119-s-5408119th CongressWALLET

Student Voter Data Protection Act

Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Introduced

Summary

Protecting student voting data privacy by blocking colleges from disclosing or selling students' personally identifiable information to measure or track voter registration or voting rates without clear consent. The bill would tie federal funding to a strict consent rule that matches the Department of Education's 34 CFR 99.30 written-consent standard, and it expands that rule to cover sales and transfers of directory information for voter metrics.

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  • Students: Students would gain stronger control over their education records and directory information used for voter registration or turnout analysis. They would have to give prior, informed, written consent before their data is shared or sold for those purposes.
  • Postsecondary institutions: Colleges and universities would face loss of federal funds under any applicable program if they disclose or sell student PII or directory information for voter metrics without the required consent.
  • Enforcement and scope: The bill uses existing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) funding conditions and the 34 CFR 99.30 consent standard to enforce these limits across federal postsecondary funding streams.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protect student voting data privacy

If enacted, this bill would bar colleges and universities from disclosing, transferring, or selling your student education records or directory information to measure student voter registration or voting rates without your prior, informed, written consent. The consent would have to follow 34 C.F.R. §99.30 (or any successor regulations). The bill would also bar schools from selling student education records or directory information more generally without the same consent. Schools that violate these rules would lose federal funds under any applicable federal program. This change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Mike [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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