Congress bans selling health and location data without permission.
H.R. 9482 — Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026 · Filed by Mary Scanlon (D-PA) · 9 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 25, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops data brokers from selling health data. It stops them from selling location data. It lets people sue companies that break this rule. The FTC and state attorneys general can fine companies. Fines go up to 15 percent of yearly revenue. The bill gives the FTC 1 billion dollars through 2035.
Who it affects
People gain protection from data brokers selling their data. Data brokers and companies that buy this data face big fines. Healthcare providers and news outlets can still use this data.
One thing to notice
The FTC can define what counts as health data. It can add more types of protected data within 180 days.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
9 cosponsors: 9 Democrats.
- Jun 25, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 25, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- data brokers — Companies that buy, sell, or trade personal information about people.
- health data — Information about a person's medical history, health conditions, and treatments.
- location data — Information about where a person is or has been.
- FTC — The Federal Trade Commission, a government agency that protects consumers.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 2, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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