McMorris Rodgers, Cantwell draft bipartisan data privacy bill [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. — Two Washington lawmakers on separate sides of the aisle are coming together to create what they call a landmark bill.

Championed by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) aims to protect data privacy.

According to McMorris Rodgers, the bill would “establish a uniform national data privacy rights for Americans.”

“And what we see is a patchwork of state laws being developed and we believe it is very important that we get one national standard in place,” Rep. McMorris Rodgers said.

If passed, some of the things the APRA bill would do is give consumers the right to control how tech companies such as Google, Meta and TikTok use their personal data.