U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5408: Student Voter Data Protection Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
A bill to establish a prohibition for certain disclosures of personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
What the bill says
To establish a prohibition for certain disclosures of personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To establish a prohibition for certain disclosures of personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Voter Data Protection Act . SECTION 2. Disclosures related to voting Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g , commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) No funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any postsecondary educational institution that discloses personally identifiable information (including through sale or transfer), including directory information, from a student for the purpose of measuring voter registration or the voting rates of students enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution, without the prior, informed, written consent of the student provided in a manner consistent with section 99.30 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). . SECTION 3. Prohibition on sale of directory information for postsecondary education students Section 444(a)(5) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(5) ; commonly referred to as the 'Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974') is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking Any educational agency or institution and inserting Subject to subparagraph (C), any educational …
Sponsors
- Lee, Mike (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is SB5408?
- SB5408 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Student Voter Data Protection Act.
- What does SB5408 do?
- In its own words: To establish a prohibition for certain disclosures of personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
- What is the status of SB5408?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5408?
- Lee, Mike (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5408?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5408
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