Senate Bill 806
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Own Your Own Data Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
806
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Own Your Own Data Act
This bill requires a social media company to (1) provide a user with the ability to obtain and export their user data, along with any analysis of such data by the company; and (2) ensure that each user knowingly and willingly licenses their data to the company during the registration of an account.
March 14, 2019
03/14/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
03/14/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:02:33 PM