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To increase the penalties for various violations of Federal law.
Summary
The DOGE BROS Act increases penalties for various violations involving unauthorized access to and disclosure of federal government data and information. The bill raises Privacy Act violation penalties from $5,000 to $30,000, increases the maximum fine for individuals who unlawfully access government computer systems to obtain information to $750,000, and increases penalties for unauthorized disclosure of sensitive government data held by the Social Security Administration or Department of Health and Human Services from $10,000 to $25,000. The law also raises penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information and census data from $5,000 to $25,000 each. These enhanced penalties apply to both civil and criminal violations across multiple federal statutes.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Actions (2)
- May 20, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- May 20, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2025
Mr. Warner (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To increase the penalties for various violations of Federal law.
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 “Defending Our Government’s Electronic Data: Bolstering Responsible Oversight and Safeguards Act” or the “DOGE BROS Act”.
SEC. 2. RECORDS MAINTAINED ON INDIVIDUALS.
Section 552a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$30,000”;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$30,000”; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$30,000”.
SEC. 3. OBTAINMENT OF INFORMATION FROM ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES USING A COMPUTER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.
Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking “(2)(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B)” and inserting the following:
“(2) subject to subsection (k)—
“(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and
(C)”; and
(B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by moving the margins 2 ems to the right; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(k) Higher Maximum Fine for Individuals Who Obtain Information From United States Departments or Agencies.—In the case of an offense under subsection (a)(2)(B) committed by an individual, subsection
(c)(2) shall be applied by substituting ‘a fine of not more than $750,000’ for ‘a fine under this title’ each place it appears.”.
SEC. 4. INCREASE IN FINES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION HELD BY SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Section 1106(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306(a)(1)) is amended by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$25,000”.
SEC. 5. INCREASE IN FINES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION.
Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 7213(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking “$5,000” each place it appears and inserting “$25,000”.
SEC. 6. WRONGFUL DISCLOSURE OF CENSUS DATA.
Section 214 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$25,000”. <all>
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