Online Privacy Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Mar 19, 2026
What it does
The Online Privacy Act of 2026 would establish individual rights to access, correct, delete, and port personal information, as well as rights to human review of automated decisions and to be informed about data practices. It would impose privacy and security requirements on covered entities—defined as persons who intentionally collect, process, or maintain personal information and send or receive it over the internet—including data minimization, prohibitions on discriminatory processing and dark patterns, and requirements for notice, consent, and breach notification. The bill would create a new Digital Privacy Agency to enforce these rights and requirements, with authority to investigate,…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.