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FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE WATCH FOR 2019!!
Following the 2018 mid‐term elections, Congress is now in a ‘lame duck’ session; however, Congress is already on the fast
track to submit new legislation immediately following the swearing in of the new Congress. This means NCISS has to be
prepared NOW and this will be the most important mission, and Hit the Hill event, in several years! Until legislation is
introduced, it cannot be tracked. However, our lobbyist in Washington DC and the media have given us warnings as the
outlook becomes more clear – and potentially very damaging to our professions. YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED NOW!!

Recently, NCISS shared with Professional Investigators and Security Agencies the latest update from Lobbyit as a
forewarning to the outlook for a new Congress, particularly after the recent privacy laws passed in the European Union
and similar to legislation rushed through the California legislature and signed into law. Please revisit this important
information at https://conta.cc/2yvS9l6 ‐ Data Privacy ‐‐ Background as the Federal Debate Takes Shape. It includes
testimony and Q&A at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Information about the
recent EU and California privacy and data protection laws are in the last NCISS Your Advocate at www.nciss.org/Your‐

Advocate‐August‐2018. Here are more examples, which should greatly concern every NCISS member:

“Email Privacy Act” would regularize the varied treatment of electronic communications such as email that depends
largely on the status and location of the communications.

Sen. John Thune (R‐S.D.) eyes 2019 for privacy legislation push
Thune has suggested Congress should legislate a patchwork of state privacy rules (like those recently passed in
California) that could be more onerous to deal with than a single federal framework.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning‐tech/2018/09/19/thune‐eyes‐2019‐for‐privacy‐legislation‐push‐344850

Congress Makes New Attempt at Data Privacy Legislation
Consumer Data Protection Act would install ‘Do Not Track List,’ major penalties for companies and executives.
https://lawweekcolorado.com/2018/12/congress‐makes‐new‐attempt‐at‐data‐privacy‐legislation/

After the midterm elections, the odds improve a little for a US data privacy law
Democratic control of the House of Representatives means consumer privacy legislation could be on the agenda in 2019.
https://www.cnet.com/news/after‐the‐midterm‐elections‐the‐odds‐improve‐a‐little‐for‐a‐us‐data‐privacy‐law/

Advocates draw battle lines over national privacy law
Internet privacy advocates are drawing a line in the sand for lawmakers as Congress begins considering a federal data
privacy bill. A coalition of 34 public interest groups released a set of privacy principles for drafting privacy legislation.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/416341‐advocates‐draw‐battle‐lines‐over‐national‐privacy‐law

Tech Policy, Especially Privacy, Will Be Under the Microscope
Democrats want oversight and legislation on privacy, and give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement power
over privacy issues. Republicans want a national privacy framework preempting state laws (as passed in California).
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/756676/Fiscal+Monetary+Policy/Moving+Forward+In+A+Divided+Washington
+Agenda+For+The+116th+Congress+And+President+Trump