3.0.0 4659 2022-12-31T05:05:26Z 2022-12-31T05:05:26Z House HR 2021-07-22 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McCLAIN:H.R. 4659.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3846]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-23T20:14:37Z Referred to 2021-07-22T13:01:00Z Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2021 117 113 S 2021-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2021-07-23 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Committee 2021-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001136 Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10] Lisa McClain R MI C. 10 N B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2021-07-22 True C001104 Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] Madison Cawthorn R NC 11 2021-07-22 True G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2021-07-22 True O000086 Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] Burgess Owens R UT 4 2021-07-22 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2021-07-22 True Commerce Child safety and welfare Consumer affairs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy Commerce 00 2021-07-22 Introduced in House 2021-09-07T16:48:29Z Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2021 or the BROWSER Act of 2021

This bill establishes information privacy protections that require broadband internet access services and certain websites or mobile applications to provide users with the ability to opt-in or opt-out of the using, disclosing, or accessing of their user information depending on the sensitivity of the information.

Covered service providers must provide opt-in approval through express user consent to use sensitive information such as financial data, health information, browsing history, or other specified personally identifiable information. Such service providers must obtain opt-out approval for the use of non-sensitive user information by a user failing to object to such use after being provided notice of the provider's privacy policies. Service providers also must allow users to opt-in or opt-out of such approval at any time.

The bill permits service providers to use and disclose user information without approval for specified purposes, including for services necessary for provision of the service and to initiate, render, bill, and collect for the service.

The bill further prohibits providers from conditioning access to service on users' agreeing to waive their privacy rights.

]]> BROWSER Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of those providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by those providers based on the level of sensitivity of the information, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title BROWSER Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced BROWSER Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4659ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4659ih.xml 2021-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.