Industry Groups Say House Commerce Privacy Bill Falls Short

The House Commerce Committee’s bipartisan privacy bill doesn't properly preempt state law, CTA, TechNet, NetChoice, Computer & Communications Industry Association and a coalition of industry groups wrote Monday in a letter to Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J. The House Innovation Subcommittee advanced a draft version of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) to the full committee in May (see 2405230056). APRA “falls short of creating a uniform national standard due to its inadequate federal preemption of the ever-growing patchwork of state privacy laws,” they wrote. “Without full preemption of state laws, APRA will add to the privacy patchwork, create confusion for consumers, and hinder economic growth.” The group behind the letter, the United for Privacy Coalition, includes ACT | the App Association, Chamber of Progress, Engine, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Information Technology Industry Council, Software & Information Industry Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They urged the committee to pass a “single, uniform national privacy standard.”