Judicial Redress Act Heads to White House After Passage in House
The Judicial Redress Act (HR-1428) heads to President Barack Obama for his signature after the House passed the amended bill Wednesday, a day after Senate approval. HR-1428 would give European citizens and other non-U.S. persons legal redress if they believe…
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their personal data was abused by U.S. federal agencies. "As this bill heads to President Obama’s desk, I’m optimistic that it will be signed into law, completing a critical agreement with our allies and securing a safer future for the United States," said Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who sponsored the bill, in a statement. The White House didn't immediately comment on Obama's signing plans. European officials have called the legislation integral to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the new trans-Atlantic data transfer framework that imposes stronger protections for European citizens' personal data. HR-1428 was also considered important to the umbrella act for law enforcement data exchange (see 1602100026). In a related matter, the Commerce Department told the Electronic Privacy Information Center that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield "does not exist" following the group's Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of the agreement. "As announced on February 2, 2016, we have reached agreement with the European Commission on the EU-US Privacy Shield and are working now to finalize the agreement documentation," the department said in its letter to EPIC. The European Commission is expected to provide the agreement's text by the end of February.