Following the Equifax breach and the hidden Uber breach, three U.S. senators have introduced the Data Security and Breach Notification Act. Its purpose is to ensure better protection of personal information, and to provide a nationwide standard breach notification requirement. It is effectively a re-introduction of the 2015 bill of the same name.

The bill is sponsored by three Democrats: Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. Statements from Nelson and Baldwin show clearly that the recent Uber and Equifax breaches are the specific catalysts.

“The recent data breaches, from Uber to Equifax, will have profound, long-lasting impacts on the integrity of many Americans’ identities and finances, and it is simply unacceptable that millions of them may still not know that they are at risk, nor understand what they can and should do to help limit the potential damage,” said Senator Baldwin.

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