PROTECT Act

J. French Hill

Republican · AR · Representative

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• Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)Original· 2026-04-27
• David Rouzer (R-NC-7)· 2026-05-12
• Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2026-05-12

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-04-27

Source: Congress.gov

The Department of Homeland Security would be required to create and share guidelines with other government agencies about how to properly protect people's personal information like Social Security numbers and addresses. These best practices would help reduce the risk of data breaches and identity theft involving sensitive citizen information held by federal agencies. The guidance would apply across multiple government departments to establish consistent standards for keeping personal data secure.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8513 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8513 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to disseminate guidance regarding certain best practices relating to the handling of personally identifiable information, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Hill of Arkansas (for himself and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to disseminate guidance regarding certain best practices relating to the handling of personally identifiable information, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Resources and Oversight to Ensure Confidentiality of Those who serve Act'' or the ``PROTECT Act''. SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF DHS GUIDANCE REGARDING CERTAIN BEST PRACTICES RELATING TO THE HANDLING OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall disseminate to Federal, State, and local government agencies and appropriate private sector entities guidance regarding best practices regarding the following: (1) The handling by such agencies and entities of personally identifiable information of officers, officials, employees, and contractors of such agencies. (2) Actions such officers, officials, and employees can take to ensure their safety. (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``personally identifiable information'' means any information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any other information that is linked or linkable to such individual, regardless of whether such individual is a United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, or visitor to the United States. <all>

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