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S5217Referred to Committee

A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-08-03
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Mark R. Warner
Mark R. Warner
Democrat · VA · Senator
Votes with party: 77.2% (839 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000805

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)Original· 2026-08-03
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2026-08-03
  • Tim Kaine (D-VA)Original· 2026-08-03

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-08-03

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-08-03

Plain-English Summary

When personal information belonging to federal employees and contractors was exposed in data breaches, this bill would provide free identity protection services to those affected individuals to help prevent fraud and theft. The coverage would help people whose names, Social Security numbers, or other sensitive data were compromised monitor their credit and receive alerts if someone tries to use their information illegally.

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