Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell said the panel plans to mark up much-delayed federal data privacy legislation before the August congressional recess — and gave the bill a puncher’s chance even though its House companion has faced setbacks.
“We are going to have a markup when we come back in July,” Cantwell, D-Wash., said in interview late last week.
Asked about the last-minute cancellation of a markup for the House version late last month, Cantwell responded, “I don’t know if it’s failed in the House, because I think Rep. Rodgers has a lot of support over there,” referring to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., the bill’s sponsor.
