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PROTECT Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to disseminate guidance regarding certain best practices relating to the handling of personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.

Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Latest action (Apr 27, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Technology & Privacy

Summary
  • Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to disseminate guidance on best practices for handling personally identifiable information of government officers, officials, employees, and contractors.
  • Requires DHS guidance to include actions that officers, officials, and employees can take to ensure their personal safety regarding their personally identifiable information.
  • Requires DHS to issue the initial guidance within one year of enactment and to reissue updated guidance every four years thereafter.
  • Requires the guidance to be disseminated to federal, state, and local government agencies and appropriate private sector entities.
  • Defines personally identifiable information as any information that permits the direct or indirect identification of an individual, including information linked or linkable to that individual.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to J. French Hill’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $33,405
  • KKR $29,700
  • COINBASE $28,900
  • BNY MELLON $28,100
  • STEPHENS INC. $27,250

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for J. French Hill → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  2. Apr 27, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

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  • HRES 815 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that immigration enforcement operations must be transparent, accountable, and consistent with constitutional protections for all persons within the United States. · Introduced Oct 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 9579 — Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act · Introduced Jul 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 2526 — Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003 · Introduced Jul 2, 2003 · Cong. 108 70%
  • HR 4176 — No Secret Police Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 4234 — Safeguarding Americans From Extremist Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act · Introduced Jun 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 2421 — Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 27, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Hill of Arkansas (for himself and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to disseminate guidance regarding certain best practices relating to the handling of personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Providing Resources and Oversight to Ensure Confidentiality of Those who serve Act” or the “PROTECT Act”.

SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF DHS GUIDANCE REGARDING CERTAIN BEST PRACTICES RELATING TO THE HANDLING OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

(a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall disseminate to Federal, State, and local government agencies and appropriate private sector entities guidance regarding best practices regarding the following:

(1) The handling by such agencies and entities of personally identifiable information of officers, officials, employees, and contractors of such agencies.

(2) Actions such officers, officials, and employees can take to ensure their safety.

(b) Definition.—In this section, the term “personally identifiable information” means any information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any other information that is linked or linkable to such individual, regardless of whether such individual is a United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, or visitor to the United States. <all>

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