E&C Subcommittee Advances Privacy Bill with Revised Covered Algorithms Provision
Summary
On May 23, 2024, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee’s Innovation Subcommittee advanced (1) the revised American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) discussion draft, which includes changes related to impact assessments of covered algorithms and the text of the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0; H.R. 7890/S. 1418); and (2) the Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 7891) to the full Committee via voice vote. A full Committee markup is possible in June. The path forward on the floor and in the Senate remains unclear. The private right of action provision remains a point of contention for Republicans.
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