United States of America: Protecting American's Data from Foreign Surveillance Act
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
23 Jun 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act of 2022
On 3 January 2023, the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act of 2022 was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourns.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduced Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Surveillance Act
On 23 June 2022, the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Surveillance Act was introduced in the US Senate. The Act creates restrictions on data transfers to "high-risk" foreign countries in order to prevent foreign surveillance of sensitive pers…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament