{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-7520","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 7520","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To prohibit data brokers from transferring sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To prohibit data brokers from transferring sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2024-03-05","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-03-20","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h91","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act","result":"Passed","yea":414,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":18,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll091.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2024-03-21"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-03-20","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill makes it unlawful for a data broker to sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, or otherwise make available specified personally identifiable sensitive data of individuals who reside in the United States to North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran or an entity controlled by such a country (e.g., headquartered in or owned by a person in the country)."},{"k":"p","t":"Sensitive data includes government-issued identifiers (e.g., Social Security numbers), financial account numbers, biometric information, genetic information, precise geolocation information, and private communications (e.g., texts or emails)."},{"k":"p","t":"A data broker generally includes an entity that sells or otherwise provides data of individuals that the entity did not collect directly from the individuals. A data broker does not include an entity that transmits an individual's data or communications at the request or direction of the individual or an entity that makes news or information available to the general public."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission."}],"words":166},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Prohibits data brokers from making personally identifiable sensitive data of individuals residing in the United States available to foreign adversary countries or entities they control, with enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh#HA73370047DA64592BDADD25B8F409B5B"}]},"core_areas":["Data broker transfers of sensitive personal data to foreign adversaries","Federal Trade Commission enforcement of the prohibition"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Makes it unlawful for a data broker to sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, provide access to, or otherwise make available personally identifiable sensitive data of a United States individual to a foreign adversary country or an entity controlled by a foreign adversary.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh#HA73370047DA64592BDADD25B8F409B5B"}},{"text":"Defines a data broker as an entity that, for valuable consideration, makes available data of United States individuals that it did not collect directly from them to another entity that is not acting as a service provider, and excludes entities to the extent of listed activities such as transmitting data at an individual's request or publishing news.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh#HA73370047DA64592BDADD25B8F409B5B"}},{"text":"Defines an entity as controlled by a foreign adversary if it is a foreign person based or organized in a foreign adversary country, is at least 20 percent owned directly or indirectly by such persons, or is subject to their direction or control.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh#HA73370047DA64592BDADD25B8F409B5B"}},{"text":"Lists categories of sensitive data, including government-issued identifiers, health information, financial account numbers, biometric information, genetic information, precise geolocation information, and private communications.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh#HA73370047DA64592BDADD25B8F409B5B"}},{"text":"Treats a violation as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and directs the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the section.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh#HA73370047DA64592BDADD25B8F409B5B"}},{"text":"Sets the effective date of the prohibition at 60 days after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh#HA73370047DA64592BDADD25B8F409B5B"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-03-20","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-7520.png","v":"da49a273c702","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7520, 118th Congress: Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024. House: 414 Yea, 0 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 20 Mar 2024."}}