WASHINGTON: U.S. lawmakers drafting a bill to create rules governing online privacy hope to have a discussion draft complete by late May with a Senate committee vote during the summer, but disputes are likely to push that timetable back, according to sources knowledgeable about the matter.
The senators involved in the privacy working group, including Thune and Cantwell, were meeting in Thune’s Capitol Hill office Tuesday evening to discuss the status of the effort. Republicans hope to complete a draft of the bill by the end of May so it can be introduced, debated and voted out of committee before Congress leaves for its August recess, according to the sources knowledgeable about the matter.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation advocacy group has this as one of its highest priorities in data privacy legislation."Senator Moran has heard serious concerns from the business community, particularly the small business community, that any private right of action would have serious ramifications in their sustainability. The senator is taking these considerations into account as he negotiates federal privacy legislation," said a representative for the senator in an email statement.
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