{"id":662,"date":"2024-06-27T14:17:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filipzajac.me\/?p=662"},"modified":"2024-07-01T03:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T03:10:07","slug":"data-privacy-bill-markup-canceled-after-house-leadership-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/filipzajac.me\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/data-privacy-bill-markup-canceled-after-house-leadership-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Data privacy bill markup canceled after House leadership opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"
A House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of 11 bills, including a data privacy bill that was opposed by the House Republican leaders<\/a>, was canceled Thursday morning shortly before it was scheduled to begin. <\/p>\n The American Privacy Rights Act, which would establish federal comprehensive data privacy rules, was opposed by House leaders despite a push by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) to move quickly on the bipartisan legislation. <\/p>\n \u201cFor every parent, for individual liberty, and for the future of this country, we will continue our pursuit to give Americans privacy rights online,” McMorris Rodgers said in a statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n McMorris Rodgers spearheaded the bicameral effort alongside Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), but the House Republican faced opposition from within her party. <\/p>\n House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told The Hill on Wednesday that \u201cfor months\u201d there have been \u201ca lot of concerns expressed about different parts of the bill.\u201d<\/p>\n Scalise pointed to the private right of action the bill would establish, a major priority for Democrats that would allow consumers to seek financial damages through court.<\/p>\n Republicans had pushed for the bill to include preemption of state laws, which was included in the legislation pulled from Thursday\u2019s markup. <\/p>\n