{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221085111/http://black.house.gov/press-release/case-you-missed-it-require-feds-disclose-security-breaches-healthcaregov", "In Case You Missed It: Require Feds to Disclose Security Breaches on Healthcare.gov", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Diane Black", "B001273", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman: Require Feds to Disclose Security Breaches on Healthcare.gov\nBy Elizabeth Harrington\nPublished December 16, 2013\nA bill in the House of Representatives would require the federal government to tell Americans if their personal information has been stolen while using Healthcare.gov.\nRep. Diane Black (R., Tenn.) introduced the \u201cFederal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2013\u201d on Thursday to address privacy concerns regarding the Obamacare insurance website, which has been live for months despite its lack of fundamental security safeguards.\nThe two-page bill (H.R. 3731) would \u201csimply require the federal government to notify individuals if their personal information has been compromised on the federal Obamacare exchange.\u201d\n\u201cWhether through Navigators with no background checks, or inadequate security testing on their website, the Obama administration has thrown Americans\u2019 data security out the window when it comes to Obamacare,\u201d Black said in a statement.\nBlack cited a report from Watchdog.org, which explained that no law currently requires notification when the security of online government databases is breached.\nMany state-run exchanges are required to disclose security incidents. For instance, the Minnesota health exchange was compromised even before it launched, resulting in the leak of 2,400 insurance brokers\u2019 Social Security numbers.\nShould Black\u2019s bill be signed into law, failure to disclose a security breach on the federal health exchange would be classified as an \u201cunfair or deceptive act\u201d under the Federal Trade Commission Act, which can carry a civil penalty of up to $16,000 per violation. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.\nCyber security experts have warned Americans to stay away from the Obamacare website, saying no security has been built into its over 500 million lines of code, leaving Americans\u2019 personal information at risk.\nLast week, the House science committee sent a letter to the White House asking the administration what, if any, steps have been taken to address the security flaws within Healthcare.gov.\nBlack said her bill would at least allow Americans to know if their data has been hacked while using Healthcare.gov.\n\u201cIT experts have repeatedly raised red flags about the security of the information people are putting into the exchanges, and it is only fair that the administration gives people proper notice if this information has been compromised,\u201d she said. \u201cAmericans deserve this basic notice so that they can protect themselves from cyber attacks and identity theft.\u201d\n###\nCongressman Diane Black represents Tennessee\u2019s 6th Congressional District. She has been a registered nurse for more than 40 years and serves on the House Ways and Means and Budget Committees.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221085111/http://black.house.gov/press-release/case-you-missed-it-require-feds-disclose-security-breaches-healthcaregov"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4801330398768187, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}