The American Data Privacy and Protection Act, H.R. 8152, recently amended and reported out by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, represents important progress toward a passage of a privacy law in the United States. For smaller companies, the ADPPA provision for approved compliance programs is welcome news. Section 304 provides that enterprises whose revenues, data collection, data processing and transfer activities do not reach certain thresholds (as set forth in Section 209) may ... Read More

Forty-eight advocacy groups joined on a letter asking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to consider and pass the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. The letter touts the many civil rights protections the bill adds for consumers nationwide and expresses satisfaction preemption provisions are stronger than existing state laws, including the California Privacy Rights Act. Politico reports data brokers increased their lobbyist spending 11% in 2022's second quarter compared... Read More

Information Accountability Foundation Chief Policy Innovation Officer Martin Abrams wrote an op-ed discussing how to potentially tweak the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act "without changing its design in a fashion that might make passage more difficult." Abrams explained IAF devised a 10-factor criteria for evaluating the ADPPA based on considerations for consumer protections, data transfers to the U.S. and future-proofing provisions. Abrams also pointed to lessons learned from ... Read More

California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director Ashkan Soltani wrote a letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., doubling down on its opposition to the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Soltani told House leadership the ADPPA's "sweeping preemption" works to "remove important protections and significantly weaken the privacy Californians currently enjoy." Soltani called preemption "an anomaly for federal priva... Read More

Brookings Institution Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow Cameron Kerry wrote an op-ed suggesting the time is now for U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and fellow Senate Democrats to "bank their accomplishments and help pass this long-needed individual privacy protection" offered in the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Kerry outlined why compromise is necessary, noting how "fundamental elements of a privacy bill are too... Read More