Cantwell, Rodgers release bipartisan privacy legislation to mandate data security standards, transparency requirements

Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) have released long-awaited draft legislation to establish a national privacy law, with specific requirements for covered entities and their service providers to meet data security standards and exercise transparency with regard to security controls.

“This bipartisan, bicameral draft legislation is the best opportunity we’ve had in decades to establish a national data privacy and security standard that gives people the right to control their...