ANALYSIS: State, Global Data Privacy Laws Bridge US Federal Gap

In 2022, Congress once again failed to enact legislation that would establish the nation’s first comprehensive federal data privacy framework. Lawmakers have been trying for over two decades to pass such a law, which would impose uniform requirements on companies that collect and process individuals’ personal data.

The business community has paid understandably close attention to these legislative efforts. But in doing so, they may come away from the latest Congressional standstill believing that the most potentially impactful developments in data privacy enforcement are behind them. This is far from the case. In fact, while Congress dithers on passing a ...