House GOP Bills Put Federal Preemption of State Data Privacy Laws Back on the Table

House GOP Bills Put Federal Preemption of State Data Privacy Laws Back on the Table

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

May 12, 2026

A new set of data privacy proposals from U.S. House Republicans is doing more than restarting the federal privacy debate—it is putting forward a concrete legislative framework that could override state laws and reshape how ecommerce businesses manage customer data nationwide. This is one of the most substantive federal privacy efforts in recent years—and one that directly intersects with long-standing concerns about regulatory fragmentation.…

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