H.R.2221 - Data Accountability and Trust Act

To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach. view all titles (6)

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  • Short: Data Accountability and Trust Act as introduced.
  • Official: To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach. as introduced.
  • Official: To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach. as amended by house.
  • Short: Data Accountability and Trust Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Data Accountability and Trust Act as passed house.
  • Official: To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach. as introduced.

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06/15/11
H.R.2221: To amend title 18, United States Code, to ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation. as introduced.

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12/15/10
DATA May Help Fight Identity Theft

Of course, this specific issue is addressed, at least nominally, in the Data Accountability and Trust Act (HR 2221), which is expected to be passed into law in 2011. But there is some speculation on how effective some of the bill's ...

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12/08/10
Privacy Bills in Congress

[HR2221]. Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 . To prevent United States businesses from cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to fulfill the responsibility of the ...

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11/30/10
TechAmerica urges passage of cybersecurity legislation ...

Security and Data Breach Notification (H.R. 2221 passed the House December 2009). · Elevation of cybersecurity in the White House (S. 3480, Title I and S. 778). · Investments in R&D, and cybersecurity workforce development (H.R. 4061 as ...

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11/16/10
National Taxpayers Union - NASA and Haiti Reforestation Acts ...

S 3729/HR 5781, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010; S 3742/HR 2221, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010; HR 2103/S 987, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act ...

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11/08/10
Tiversa Identifies Over 13 Million Breached Internet Files in the ...

... by Congress in new legislative discussions aimed at protecting consumers by requiring stricter privacy and security procedures around computerized data containing personal information (HR 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act). ...

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11/02/10
Banking and Finance Update January 2010

8, 2009, passed the Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 2221). The measure, which applies only to entities subject to Federal Trade Commission jurisdiction, would protect consumers by requiring security policies and procedures to ...

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10/31/10
States add more criteria to breach notification laws - HITECH does ...

The Data Accountability and Trust Act (HR 2221) passed the House of Representatives in December 2009. Meanwhile in the Senate, four bills on this topic were introduced in 2010, most recently the Data Security and Breach Notification Act ...

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10/28/10
States add more criteria to breach notification laws - HITECH does ...

The Data Accountability and Trust Act (HR 2221) passed the House of Representatives in December 2009. Meanwhile in the Senate, four bills on this topic were introduced in 2010, most recently the Data Security and Breach Notification Act ...

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10/22/10
LGBT Immigration Equality Rights

1328/HR 2221, the Uniting American Families Act - legislation that will effect the tens of thousands of couples in my similar situation. Let's do the right thing and bring our families together. (photo: personal; taken in NYC, ...

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10/12/10
Investigation News - PI Legislation - PInow.com Investigator Directory

HR 2221, the “Data Accountability & Trust Act” by Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL), and S 3742, the “Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010” by Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR). NCISS supports the requirement to protect data and ...

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10/11/10
The Secure Times: Representatives Question Companies Over ...

Pending bills include S. 3742, recently introduced by Senators Pryor (D-AR) and Rockefeller (D-WV); H.R. 5777, introduced by Representative Rush (D-IL); and H.R. 2221, which passed the House in December 2009. Provisions of these bills ...

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10/09/10
Three Major Tech Firms Back Rush's Privacy Bill | Privacy News ...

... while failing to protect consumer privacy. Read more on Tech Daily Dose. The bill referred to in this news story is H.R.2221: Data Accountability and Trust Act. The House report on the bill can be found here. Via @PrivacySecurity ...

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10/06/10
Please Cut the Crap!: Republicans: C***-Blocking the future; Even ...

H.R. 2221 – Data Accountability and Trust Act – This bill would actually create a regulatory structure that would require any business using personal information to establish security policies and procedures to protect that data. ...

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10/02/10
Dot Calm's Page of Truth & Sedition: 372 Bills That Have Been ...

179) H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act 180) H.R. 2247, Congressional Review Act Improvement Act 181) H.R. 2265, Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act 182) H.R. 2278, Directing President to submit a ...

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09/21/10
Hope for Breach and Security Legislation

The House of Representatives passed a companion bill in December 2009 ( HR2221), sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.). By protecting consumers, the legislation will help build trust in the online marketplace. ...

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09/18/10
CAPITOL WATCH: Privacy, Data Security Movement and E-Personation ...

3752) making it the 5th data security bill currently pending in the Senate (including HR 2221 which passed the House in 2009). The bills with links to their text and summary are listed below. Passed by House. HR 2221 Data Accountability ...

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09/14/10
CAPITOL WATCH: Privacy, Data Security Movement and E-Personation ...

... Chairman Pryor (D-AR) have introduced the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 (S. 3752) making it the 5th data security bill currently pending in the Senate (including H.R. 2221 which passed the House in 2009). ...

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09/07/10
Colorado Research Pro: "Hit The Hill"

HR 2221 "Data Accountability and Trust Act" HR 3149 "Equal Employment for All Act" (bans use of credit reports in employment) HR 5777 "Best Practices Act" HR 5300 "Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act

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08/15/10
Yet Another Proposed Federal Data Security and Breach Notification ...

Rush's Data Accountability and Trust Act -- HR 2221; Sen. Leahy's Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - S. 1490; Sen. Feinstein's Data Breach Notification Act - S. 139; and Sens. Carper's and Bennett's "Data Security Act of 2010

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08/09/10
Not So Ancient History - How CEI (and friends) Nixed Early Action ...

HR 2221, introduced by Indiana Rep. David McIntosh in the 106th Congress, upstaged and preempted Republican support for HR 2520, New York Rep. Rick Lazio's companion bill to Sen. Lieberman's early action bill (S. 547). ...

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08/09/10
Not So Ancient History – How CEI (and friends) Nixed Early Action ...

HR 2221, introduced by Indiana Rep. David McIntosh in the 106th Congress, upstaged and preempted Republican support for HR 2520, New York Rep. Rick Lazio's companion bill to Sen. Lieberman's early action bill (S. 547). ...

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08/09/10
Not So Ancient History - How CEI (and friends) Nixed Early Action ...

HR 2221, introduced by Indiana Rep. David McIntosh in the 106th Congress, upstaged, and preempted Republican support for, HR 2520, New York Rep. Rick Lazio's companion bill to Sen. Lieberman's early action bill (S. 547). ...

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08/07/10
Current Privacy Laws Are Not Working

Last year, the US House of Representatives approved HR 2221, a data breach notification bill, but the Senate has not acted. The measure states that anyone who “possesses data in electronic form containing personal information shall, ...

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07/31/10
Tiversa Identifies Over 13 Million Breached Internet Files in the ...

... by Congress in new legislative discussions aimed at protecting consumers by requiring stricter privacy and security procedures around computerized data containing personal information (H.R. 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act). ...

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07/26/10
H.R. 5741 – Congress May Require Mandatory Government Service from ...

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07/25/10
Modern slavery. H.R. 5741 introduced by Charles Rangle. | Bastiat ...

... guns freedom disobedience (1), guns thievs police (1), Guru (1), h. res 1256 (1), h. res 1297 (1), h. res 792 (1), H.L. Mencken (2), H.R. 1207 (1), H.R. 2221 (1), H.R. 2520 (1), H.R. 2555 (1), H.R. 4213 (1), H.R. 5741 (1), H1N1 (3) ...

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07/18/10
H.R.5781: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...

S 3729/HR 5781, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010; S 3742/HR 2221, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010; HR 2103/S 987, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act . ...

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07/06/10
Testing and Accountability – Security Threat Research News

This week I've been working my way through H.R 2221 – the “Data Accountability and Trust Act” . This proposed legislation is making its way through the Committee on Energy and Commerce at the moment, and if passed, will rationalize data ...

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06/29/10
Current Privacy Laws Are Not Working

Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2221, a data breach notification bill, but the Senate has not acted. The measure states that anyone who “possesses data in electronic form containing personal information shall, ...

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