To provide for individual rights relating to privacy of personal information, to establish privacy and security requirements for covered entities relating to personal information, and to establish an agency to be known as the Digital Privacy Agency to enforce such rights and requirements, and for other purposes.
Summary
H.R. 8014 would create a comprehensive federal privacy framework to protect Americans' personal information. The bill proposes to establish individual privacy rights and would require covered entities—likely businesses and organizations that collect personal data—to meet specific privacy and security standards when handling that information.
The bill would establish a new federal agency called the Digital Privacy Agency tasked with enforcing these privacy rights and requirements. This agency would serve as a regulatory body to oversee compliance with the privacy standards and investigate violations. If enacted, the legislation would give Americans legal protections regarding how their personal information is collected, used, and secured by private companies and other covered entities.
Currently, the bill has only been introduced and has not advanced to committee review. Most introduced bills do not progress further in the legislative process, so passage would require significant congressional support.