Rep. Scanlon Introduces Bill to Ban Data Brokers From Selling Health and Location Records
To prohibit data brokers from selling and transferring certain sensitive data.
This bill is in the early stages of the legislative process and is currently sitting in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Since June 24, 2026, the committee has not taken any action on the proposal. Most bills do not move past this stage, and there is no sign of progress for this legislation.
While privacy is a popular topic, bills that target the data broker industry face intense lobbying and often stall in committee.
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Small businesses that rely on purchasing location or health-related marketing data from brokers to target customers would lose that data source, and any business classified as a data broker faces steep compliance costs and potential fines of up to 15 percent of revenue.
“a violation of this Act shall carry a civil penalty not to exceed 15 percent of the revenues earned by the person's ultimate parent entity during the preceding 12-month period”
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon are introducing an updated Health and Location Data Protection Act to extend protections to sensitive health and location data collected through AI services.
The proposed Health and Location Data Protection Act would ban the sale of health data collected in AI chatbot sessions, addressing risks as companies encourage users to upload medical records.
Data brokers would be banned from collecting and selling health care and location data under bicameral legislation introduced by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The bill authorizes $1 billion for FTC enforcement.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
To prohibit data brokers from selling and transferring certain sensitive data.
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