{"id":234250,"date":"2026-04-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/lawmakers-seek-to-override-state-data-privacy-laws-with-new-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:20:33","slug":"lawmakers-seek-to-override-state-data-privacy-laws-with-new-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/lawmakers-seek-to-override-state-data-privacy-laws-with-new-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/22\/data-privacy-bill-congress-states.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-22 05:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., arrives for the House Energy and Commerce markup of the FY2025 budget resolution in Rayburn building on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.<\/p>\n

Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images<\/p>\n

Two data privacy bills set to be introduced Wednesday and shared first with CNBC would preempt nearly two dozen state laws to create a national standard limiting how tech and finance companies handle user data. <\/p>\n

The bills \u2014 the SECURE Data Act, which focuses on technology companies and the GUARD Financial Data Act that focuses on financial services businesses \u2013 are designed to work together to form a single national standard. House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and House Financial Services Chair French Hill, R-Ark., are throwing their support behind the bills, likely giving them momentum for first votes to take place next month. <\/p>\n

Guthrie said in a statement to CNBC that the SECURE Act would “put an\u00a0end to\u00a0the\u00a0confusing state-by-state\u00a0patchwork\u00a0of\u00a0laws that fail consumers and small businesses alike.” He added the measure would be similar to certain bills already passed by states like Kentucky. <\/p>\n

In addition to preempting state law, the bills would allow people to access, correct or delete their personal data, as well as opt out of targeted ads and the sale of their data, according to bill text first seen by CNBC. <\/p>\n

Neither bill would allow people to sue companies over data privacy violations, something Democratic lawmakers have pushed for in the past in previous data privacy bills.<\/p>\n

Congress tried repeatedly over the last few years to strike the right balance on data privacy protections. Besides differences between Republicans and Democrats, intra-party splits have meant past efforts struggled to get widespread support. Two years ago, a planned Energy and Commerce Committee vote on a data privacy bill was scraped at the 11th hour after numerous Republicans blocked it.<\/p>\n

Guthrie is attempting to avoid that this time. Last year, he formed a task…<\/p>\n

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