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HR7520: Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (118th Congress)
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HR7520: Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]

This page covers HR7520 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR7520 in another Congress is a different bill.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 1
Chamber House
Latest vote 2024-03-20: Passed
Latest action 2024-03-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area Commerce
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 This bill makes it unlawful for a data broker to sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, or otherwise make available specified personally identifiable sensitive data of individuals who reside in the United States to North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran or an entity controlled by such a country (e.g., headquartered in or owned by a person in the country). Sensitive data includes government-issued identifiers (e.g., Social Security numbers), financial account numbers, biometric information, genetic information, precise geolocation information, and private communications (e.g., texts or emails). A data broker generally includes an entity that sells or otherwise provides data of individuals that the entity did not collect directly from the individuals. A data broker does not include an entity that transmits an individual's data or communications at the request or direction of the individual or an entity that makes news or information available to the general public. The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.

Subjects: Asia, China, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Consumer affairs, Corporate finance and management, Foreign and international corporations, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Iran, Middle East


Roll-call votes on HR7520 (118th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2024-03-20 House 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Passed 353 0 13 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is HR7520 in the 118th Congress?

HR7520 (Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6].

What is the latest action on HR7520?

On 2024-03-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

How many roll-call votes were held on HR7520?

1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-03-20, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.