The bills were approved by Senate Commerce in July. The group represents some of the world's largest makers of software, including Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Salesforce and others.Ĭantwell's position on the data privacy bill is uncertain, but she is urging Senate passage of two related measures, her spokesperson said in a statement.
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“As long as the sponsors of the bill are working for its passage, BSA will be working with them to help achieve that goal,” Craig Albright, vice president of government relations at BSA The Software Alliance said in an email. One congressional aide said the bill remained a top priority for Pallone as the clock ticks down on the current session. Companies that are covered by legislation specific to their industry such as banks, insurers and health care groups, would be exempt. The bill would apply to any company that collects data about its customers, including tech and social media giants, retailers, online marketplaces and even restaurants. But Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has yet to say whether she supports the bill, another potential hurdle to passage. Pallone has said that Wicker’s support was critical to moving the legislation forward. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., who is expected to become the chair when Republicans take the majority in January. Frank Pallone Jr., the current chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as committee’s top Republican Rep. In addition to giving users the right to opt out of data collection and limiting data collection by companies, the measure also would require large social media companies to know whether and how their platforms target kids under the age of 17, allow individuals to sue the companies, and allow state attorneys general to enforce the law.
The bill would establish a national standard for data privacy. The data privacy measure won broad support in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which voted 53-2 in July to favorably report the legislation to the House. Lawmakers are out for Thanksgiving recess and will resume legislative business next week, leaving only four weeks until Christmas. An industry executive said top tech companies were urging lawmakers who have championed the measure to get the bill through both chambers in the remaining weeks of the current Congress.
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