H.R. 7520 · 118th Congress

Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

Introduced on Mar 5, 2024 by Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 21, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 5, 2024
Cosponsors
5
3 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit data brokers from transferring sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Asia
  • China
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Consumer affairs
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • North Korea
  • Russia

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Mar 20, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 414–0

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 6, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
  5. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Discharged
  6. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.
  8. Mar 11, 2024Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-418.
  9. Mar 11, 2024 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-418.
  10. Mar 11, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
  11. Mar 13, 2024Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1164-1165)
  12. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseMrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1216-1219)
  14. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7520.
  15. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1254-1255)
  17. Mar 20, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 91). (text: 3/19/2024 CR H1216-1217)House · Roll call 91
  18. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 91). (text: 3/19/2024 CR H1216-1217)House · Roll call 91
  19. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  21. Mar 21, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Civil Liberties Union7 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  2. ISSUE ONE5 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  3. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION4 reports
    $6.7M reported (all issues)
  4. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)
  5. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.4 reports
    $74.5M reported (all issues)
  6. Competitive Carriers Association4 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  7. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.4 reports
  8. EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA, INC4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  9. Google Client Services LLC4 reports
    $12.3M reported (all issues)
  10. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL4 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.4 reports
    $820K reported (all issues)
  12. LINKEDIN CORPORATION4 reports
    $869.8K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LINKEDIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  13. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP4 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC$218K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%
  15. National Retail Federation4 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  16. Software & Information Industry Association4 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  17. TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET4 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  18. YUM BRANDS INC.4 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  19. ACXIOM LLC (F.K.A. ACXIOM CORPORATION)3 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  20. FIRSTENERGY CORP.3 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  21. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. LiveRamp Holdings Inc.3 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  23. The Business Roundtable, Inc.3 reports
    $17.3M reported (all issues)
  24. ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, INC.1 report
  25. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  26. FDD Action1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)
  27. NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE1 report
  28. RELX INC.1 report
    $760K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RELX INC.$45M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.