Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reintroduced legislation to protect the personal information of Americans and ensure their privacy. Leahy also announced that the issue of data privacy would be the subject of a committee hearing early in the new Senate session, according to a press release.
Leahy first authored and sponsored the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act in 2005, and he has reintroduced the legislation in each of the last four Congresses.