House passes bill to bar data brokers from selling sensitive personal information to U.S. adversaries

Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee praised the passage of a bill to protect Americans' sensitive data from foreign adversaries.

The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties of more than $50,000 for each violation.Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers , chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee speaks during the hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.

"Today's overwhelming vote sends a clear message that we will not allow our adversaries to undermine American national security and individual privacy by purchasing people's personally identifiable sensitive information from data brokers," Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said in a joint statement.

It also authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties of more than $50,000 for each violation.

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