A federal privacy bill gaining momentum in the House faces much steeper challenges in the Senate as the Democratic leadership is not supporting the bipartisan proposal.
As the House Energy and Commerce Committee reviews the American Data and Privacy Protection Act on Thursday, the Senate Commerce Committee’s Democratic chairwoman has suggested lawmakers are wasting their time.
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat, has not endorsed the bill and indicated Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer will not do so either.
“Chuck Schumer has already said there’s no way they’re bringing that bill up in the Senate, so they can come back to the table on something strong,” Ms.