PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
Legislative record
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E769)
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed RECOVER PII Act would extend identity protection coverage for affected federal data-breach victims for their lifetimes and require at least $5 million in identity theft insurance. It would also let federal agencies use salaries-and-expenses funds to reimburse their employees, and employees of contractors supporting them, for privacy-protection services. Those reimbursements would be optional and subject to documentation requirements.
Identity protection coverage for individuals affected by Federal agency data breaches
(2) is effective for the remainder of the life of the affected individual; and (3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft insurance.
amounts appropriated by any Act for fiscal year 2026, or any fiscal year thereafter, for salaries and expenses of an agency may be used by that agency to reimburse an employee employed by that agency (or to make a payment to a contractor of the agency to reimburse an employee of the contractor who provides support to that agency)
Any reimbursement or payment that is authorized under subsection (b) shall be contingent upon the submission by the employee or contractor, as applicable, of such information or documentation as the applicable agency may reasonably require.
Section 1 would name the bill the RECOVER PII Act, short for the Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Enduring Response and Protecting Identifiable Information Act.
This Act may be cited as the Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Enduring Response and Protecting Identifiable Information Act or the RECOVER PII Act.
Section 2 would amend the existing identity protection provision to replace its fiscal-year 2016–2026 window with fiscal year 2016 and every fiscal year thereafter, removing the stated 2026 endpoint.
Section 633 of title VI of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31), as amended by section 630 of title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141), is amended—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking For fiscal years 2016 through 2026, and inserting For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter,
The amended coverage would last for the rest of each affected person's life and include at least $5 million in identity theft insurance.
(2) is effective for the remainder of the life of the affected individual; and (3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft insurance.
Section 3 would apply to federal authorities in all three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.
The term agency means each authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States.
Eligible privacy-protection services would include software, hardware, technical processes, techniques, and other technology that reduces privacy risks from processing data. Examples include eliminating, reducing, or suppressing personal information.
The term privacy-enhancing service means any software or hardware solution, technical process, technique, or other technological means that mitigates privacy risks arising from data processing, including by eliminating, reducing, or suppressing personal information, including restricted personal information, as defined in section 119(b) of title 18, United States Code.
Agencies could reimburse up to 100 percent of their employees' costs for eligible services. They could also pay agency contractors to reimburse contractor employees who support the agency. The bill would permit these payments without requiring them.
may be used by that agency to reimburse an employee employed by that agency (or to make a payment to a contractor of the agency to reimburse an employee of the contractor who provides support to that agency) for not more than 100 percent of the costs incurred by the applicable individual for privacy-enhancing services.
The reimbursement authority would allow agencies to use money appropriated for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2026 and later years, despite other provisions of law. This provision authorizes a use of those funds; it does not itself supply a new dollar amount.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated by any Act for fiscal year 2026, or any fiscal year thereafter, for salaries and expenses of an agency may be used by that agency
Reimbursements and contractor payments would depend on the employee or contractor submitting the information or documentation the agency reasonably requires.
Any reimbursement or payment that is authorized under subsection (b) shall be contingent upon the submission by the employee or contractor, as applicable, of such information or documentation as the applicable agency may reasonably require.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 22, 2026, records introduction in the House on August 3, 2026, and referral that day to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, each for provisions within its jurisdiction.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-22T08:05:54Z.
2026-08-03: Introduced in House
2026-08-03: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy rider attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion applies only to that version, not other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This text-only conclusion does not establish formal earmark status or the absence of earmarks in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential exception beyond ordinary program eligibility was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
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