This cheat sheet provides an overview of the discussion draft of the APRA published on 21 May 2024.

National privacy legislation has been on the U.S. policy agenda for over two decades. Presidents, industry and civil society have called for Congress to act, and politicians from both sides of the aisle and chambers have introduced bills. However, the U.S. remains one of few countries in the world without a comprehensive national privacy law.

The American Privacy Rights Act was announced 7 April 2024 by House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. The bicameral and bipartisan proposal aims to give Americans enforceable data privacy rights and eliminate the patchwork of comprehensive state privacy laws.