Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026

This bill would make it illegal for data brokers to sell, share, or otherwise provide people's location data or health data, and illegal for anyone to provide such data to a data broker. Exceptions include actions allowed under federal health privacy (HIPAA) rules, publishing newsworthy information, and disclosures the individual has authorized. The Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and affected individuals could sue to enforce the law, with civil penalties of up to 15 percent of the violator's parent company's yearly revenue. The bill also gives the Federal Trade Commission $1 billion, available until 2035.

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Sponsors

• Mary Gay Scanlon Democrat sponsor
• 10 cosponsors