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Overview of the American Data Privacy and
Protection Act, H.R. 8152
June 30, 2022
On June 21, 2022, the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced the American Data Privacy
and Protection Act (ADPPA), H.R. 8152, which would create a comprehensive federal consumer privacy
framework. Some commentators have noted the bill's novel compromises on two issues-whether to
preempt state privacy laws and whether to create a private right of action-that have impeded previous
attempts to create a national privacy framework.
The bipartisan bill is co-sponsored by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone,
Jr. and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rogers and promoted in the Senate by Senate Commerce
Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker. In a joint statement, Representatives Pallone and McMorris
Rodgers and Senator Wicker described the bill as strik[ing] a meaningful balance on key issues. Senate
Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, however, has critiqued the ADPPA as having major
enforcement holes, prompting other commentators to question whether the Senate will pass the bill.
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee raised additional concerns during a markup
hearing on June 23, 2022. Still, some scholars are hopeful that Congress will pass the bill.
This Sidebar first provides a summary of the ADDPA. It then compares several of the bill's key
provisions to other privacy bills from the 117th and 116th Congresses before examining some
considerations for Congress, including potential next steps for the legislation.
Summary of the Bill
The ADPPA would govern how companies across different industries treat consumer data. While not an
exhaustive summary, some key facets of the bill are as follows:
Covered Entities. It would apply to most entities, including nonprofits and common
carriers. Some entities, such as those defined as large data holders that meet certain
thresholds or service providers that use data on behalf of other covered entities, would
face different or additional requirements.
Covered Data. It would apply to information that identifies or is linked or reasonably
linkable to an individual.
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