# 119-s-5408: Student Voter Data Protection Act

119-s-5408, Student Voter Data Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5408
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5408
- Congress: 119
- Title: Student Voter Data Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect student voting data privacy: benefit, low. 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.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
- 119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act
- 119-s-62: America First Act
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5408 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5408)

## Related
- [119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5653)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1801)
- [119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1249)
- [119-s-62: America First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-62)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5408 (as of 2026-10-16).