House GOP to Propose Revamped National Data Privacy Standard

House Republicans are preparing legislation that would create a national data privacy standard, seeking to address widespread calls to replace state laws with a uniform framework.

The proposal, expected to be released in the coming weeks, would broadly preempt state laws on data privacy and limit a private right of action, which allows individuals to sue companies over violations, according to four people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity as discussions remain ongoing.

The measure will come from a House Republican working group that Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Vice Chair John Joyce (R-Pa.) ...