House Bill 6547
115th Congress(2017-2018)
APPS Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 26, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
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
6547
Congress
115
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2018 or the APPS Act of 2018
This bill directs mobile device application developers, before the application collects personal data about the user, to notify the user and obtain the user's consent regarding the terms and conditions governing the collection, use, storage, and sharing of such personal data.
July 26, 2018
07/27/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
07/26/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
07/26/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:56 PM