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Consumer Groups Oppose Move to Pass Weak Data Security Bill

July 21, 2006

The House leadership plans to schedule a floor vote on H.R. 3997, the “Financial Data Protection Act.” Groups urge instead to bring to the floor H.R. 4127, the “Data Accountability and Trust Act,” a much more consumer-friendly bill.

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