Lee, Miller Fight for Student Privacy with Student Voter Data Protection Act

This press release from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) was published on 2026-09-16 and titled "Lee, Miller Fight for Student Privacy with Student Voter Data Protection Act".

Lee, Miller Fight for Student Privacy with Student Voter Data Protection Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) introduced the Student Voter Data Protection Act, a bill to safeguard the personal data of college students from being exploited for partisan voter registration efforts. This legislation amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to explicitly prohibit students' private information from being shared without their consent for voter registration drives, additionally banning federal funds from postsecondary education institutions that engage in these practices.