Revamped privacy bill sails through House subcommittee

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee advanced the American Privacy Rights Act, a comprehensive federal data privacy bill that incorporates elements of COPPA 2.0 for children and teens, broadens delete-my-data mechanisms for data brokers, loosens restrictions for research data transfers, and shifts algorithm assessment oversight away from the FTC. Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about biometric and genetic data protections, data broker definitions, research carve-outs, and algorithmic bias, indicating further amendments are expected as the measure moves to the full committee and through the legislative process.