RECOVER Act

Bill: 116-hr-3726
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-11
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Computer security and identity theft

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government information and archives

Personnel records
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2019 or the RECOVER Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides lifetime identity protection coverage for individuals affected by previous federal agency data breaches.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3726 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2019 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Ruppersberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2019 or the RECOVER Act . 2. Identity protection coverage for individuals affected by Federal agency data breaches Section 633(a) of title VI of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 ), as amended by section 630 of title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ), is amended— (1) by striking (a) For fiscal years 2016 through 2026, and inserting (a) In general .—For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, ; (2) by striking and at the end of paragraph (1); and (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) is effective for the remainder of the life of the affected individual; and (3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft insurance. .