119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 31, 2025
Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 31, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 31, 2025)
Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025
This bill strengthens privacy protections that apply to personal data held or maintained by government agencies. These protections restrict the storage, access, use, and disclosure of personal data, such as an individual’s name or Social Security number.
Currently, these protections apply to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The bill expands this to include natural persons in the United States and certain associations and corporations.
The bill places additional limits on the use and disclosure of such data, including by limiting the use of records to a legally authorized purpose and requiring disclosures to be minimal and consistent with a previously stated use.
The bill also increases existing penalties and creates additional criminal penalties for violations. For example, under the bill, an agency employee who willfully discloses individually identifiable information with the intent to sell, transfer, use, or disclose such information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm shall be guilty of a felony and fined not more than $250,000, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
Courts may provide preliminary relief and, if the U.S. is found to have acted intentionally or willfully, the U.S. is liable for additional types of damages (e.g., punitive).
The bill generally takes effect two years after the date of enactment. However, the bill takes effect immediately upon enactment with respect to certain actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), certain special or temporary employees, and other related individuals and organizations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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FINSECA · lobbying firm or registrant: FINSECA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1777 / S. 1561 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2025 S. 1208 - Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 Issues related to the regulation of nonbank financial institutions H.R. 3383 - INVEST Act H.R. 7187 - Clarity for Compe…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FINSECA · lobbying firm or registrant: FINSECA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1777 / S. 1561 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2025 S. 1208 - Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 Issues related to Information Reporting and Transfer for Valuable Consideration Rules for Section 1035 Exchanges of Lif…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FINSECA · lobbying firm or registrant: FINSECA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 22, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$850,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1777: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2025 S. 1208 Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 Issues related to retirement security Information reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions and Modifica…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FINSECA · lobbying firm or registrant: FINSECA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1777: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2025 S. 1208 Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 Issues related to retirement security Information reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions and Modifica…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FINSECA · lobbying firm or registrant: FINSECA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 14, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$450,000
Spent on own lobbying
…merce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2025 - Joint Letter to the House Energy Committee Support for SECURE Notarization Act (H.R.1777) S. 1208 Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 Issues related to retirement security Information reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions and Modifica…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FINSECA · lobbying firm or registrant: FINSECA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…merce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2025 - Joint Letter to the House Energy Committee Support for SECURE Notarization Act (H.R.1777) S. 1208 Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 Issues related to retirement security Information reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions and Modifica…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FINSECA · lobbying firm or registrant: FINSECA
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$730,000
Spent on own lobbying
…merce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2025 - Joint Letter to the House Energy Committee Support for SECURE Notarization Act (H.R.1777) S. 1208 Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025 Issues related to retirement security Information reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions and Modifica…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing