In the wake of a series of data breaches in early 2005, the U.S. Congress seemed ready to move quickly on legislation that would require companies to notify customers when their personal information had been compromised. Now, more than a year after data breaches at ChoicePoint and LexisNexis set off a national debate about identification theft and data security, time is running out for Congress to pass a law before it finishes business this year. Some proponents of a national breach notification law say it’s unlikely that Congress will be able to pass a law by then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The bills differ in several ways, including varying requirements about when a breached company should notify customers and whether consumers should be able to freeze their credit reports following a breach. Beyond the confusion about the differences in the bills, five congressional committees have claimed jurisdiction over some of the data breach bills.<\/p>\n
Two data breach notification bills have passed through Senate committees and are awaiting action on the Senate floor, and two other bills are awaiting action on the House floor.<\/p>\n
Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat and early advocate for a national data breach notification law, said he’s still hopeful a law will get through Congress this year, but others are less optimistic.<\/p>\n
Both the House and the Senate have targeted Oct. 6 to adjourn for the year, giving lawmakers about a month to campaign for the November general elections.<\/p>\n
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