House Lawmakers Want to Avoid a Patchwork of State Data Privacy Laws

NextGov: House Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee lawmakers pushed for a comprehensive, clear and first-of-its-kind federal data-privacy law rather than a patchwork of states' laws.

At the committee’s first hearing of the new Congress, Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., said it is her hope to develop sensible legislation that not only protects American consumers, but promotes competitive markets and restores America’s faith in business and government.

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