S. 2398 · 116th Congress
Voter Privacy Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dianne Feinstein
- Introduced
- 2019-07-31
- Latest action
- 2019-07-31 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Voter Privacy Act of 2019
This bill establishes protections regarding the use of personal information for political purposes. Specifically, it provides an individual the right to obtain from an entity such as a candidate, political committee, or political party the personal information the entity possesses on that individual. An individual may also demand the deletion of this information, prohibit the transfer of this information to another party, and prohibit targeted communications from these entities.
An entity must notify an individual when they receive that individual's personal information from a third party.