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The bill strengthens privacy and safety for covered public officials and their families by enabling quick removal of sensitive data and restricting commercial distribution, but it raises costs for businesses, risks uneven enforcement, and may reduce public transparency about officials.
Members of Congress, designated staff, and their immediate family (and other covered persons) can have sensitive personal data (home addresses, phone numbers, SSNs, precise geolocation, etc.) removed from public records and online content, and government agencies must remove covered information within 72 hours of a request, reducing stalking and safety risks.
Covered persons’ information cannot be sold or licensed by data brokers, reducing the commercial distribution of sensitive personal data.
At-risk individuals (e.g., covered officials and family) gain a private right of action to seek injunctions or declaratory relief if covered information is improperly disclosed, creating a legal remedy beyond government enforcement.
News organizations and the public may face reduced access to or delays in reporting certain information about public officials because the law requires removal or restriction of specified data, potentially limiting transparency and oversight.
Private businesses and websites (including small sites) must comply with 72-hour removal requirements and prevent further availability of covered information, imposing compliance costs that could be passed to consumers or strain small operators.
Enforcement depends on state or federal attorneys general and private lawsuits, which may produce uneven enforcement and delays in relief for individuals seeking removals or remedies.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Defines categories of sensitive personal data tied to Members, staff, former Members, and families and assigns legislative offices roles to protect that data in public records, while excluding required campaign/state/federal filings.
Introduced September 17, 2025 by Ronald Lee Wyden · Last progress September 17, 2025
Sets the law's short title and creates definitions and administrative roles to limit public disclosure of certain personal information for Members of Congress, designated House and Senate employees, former Members, and their close family/household members. It lists categories of "covered information" (home addresses, personal phones/emails, SSNs/driver's license numbers, precise geolocation, child-identifying details, school/daycare locations and schedules, bank/card numbers, vehicle identifiers, travel routes, etc.) and excludes information that is required to be filed under campaign finance or other federal or state law. The text also defines "data broker" and adopts several existing statutory definitions for related terms. No funding amounts, enforcement deadlines, or operational rules appear in the provided text.