Blackburn, Welch Unveil Data Security Draft Bill, on Deck for Trade Subcommittee Hearing Next Week
Lawmakers from the House Commerce Trade Subcommittee unveiled data security draft legislation Thursday called the Data Security and Breach Notification Act. They plan to debate the 25-page draft bill at a hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday in 2123 Rayburn, with…
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FTC representatives and “affected stakeholders” on deck to testify. House Commerce Committee Vice Chairwoman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., wrote the draft legislation. “The legislation would replace the current patchwork of laws with a single, national standard for protection and notification,” Blackburn said in a statement. Welch judged the draft “far from perfect” but an “important step,” he said, hopeful for what he called “practical improvements.” Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess, R-Texas, wants to “broker a deal in a timely manner,” he said. Blackburn and Welch also posted a summary of the draft bill.