New America, civil and consumer rights groups urge passage of House privacy bill

The digital rights group New America is leading on a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging a floor vote on the Energy and Commerce Committee-approved bill that would set a first-ever federal privacy and consumer data protection standard.

“The undersigned 48 civil rights, privacy, and consumer organizations urge you to expeditiously move H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), to a vote by the full House of Representatives. ADPPA is comprehensive federal privacy and civil...