Two key lawmakers said Sunday they have negotiated a bipartisan deal on federal data privacy, a breakthrough that had previously eluded Congress for years despite calls for urgency on the matter.
Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said in a joint statement that they’ve reached agreement on the broad outlines of legislation that could create the first federal data privacy standard in the United States.
They are working with colleagues in both chambers to build support for the proposal, and “there are a lot of members who are interested to see the legislation” move forward, a Senate aide told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
