H.R.9482

Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026

Introduced·6/25/26

Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026 prohibits data brokers from selling or transferring sensitive health and location data.

The Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026 aims to safeguard individuals' sensitive data by prohibiting data brokers from selling, reselling, licensing, trading, transferring, sharing, or otherwise providing or making available certain data. This includes location data and health data, whether declared or inferred. The Act allows the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to bring civil actions against violators, seeking injunctions, compliance enforcement, penalties, damages, and other relief.

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History

Jun 25

House

Introduced in House

Jun 25

House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.