{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/12/lee-bill-protects-car-owners-from-data-harvesting", "Lee Bill Protects Car Owners from Data Harvesting", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "Mike Lee", "L000577", "www.lee.senate.gov", "mikelee", "https://www.lee.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today affording essential data privacy rights to vehicle owners across America. The Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act will give motor vehicle owners control over their personal data by outlawing its sale and collection by car manufacturers without drivers\u2019 consent, and barring data sharing with adversarial nations such as China. Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO) introduced the House version of the bill.\n\n\u201cCarmakers are collecting and selling personal data from millions of American drivers,\u201d said Senator Mike Lee. \u201cYour morning drive to work, your GPS location, and your driving habits could be sold to insurance companies, or even to international adversaries like China. Drivers deserve ownership of their data, so the Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act will enable them to see, delete, and opt out of having their privacy violated in the drive-through line.\u201d\n\n\"Auto manufacturers have quietly turned cars into data-harvesting machines,\u201d said Congressman Eric Burlison. \u201cDrivers are being tracked, and their personal information is monetized with little transparency or consent. Your data should never be treated as a corporate asset or an open target for bad actors.\u201d\n\nThe American Vehicle Owners Alliance endorsed the legislation:\n\n\u201cWe are excited about the reintroduction of the Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy (ADPA) Act, legislation aimed at ensuring that vehicle data remains with the vehicle owner, not the manufacturers. Motor vehicle fleet owners and operators provide a wide range of essential mobility services. Yet manufacturers are increasingly limiting access to vehicle-generated data, undermining the property rights of consumers and fleet operators alike. Vehicle owners must have access to and control over their vehicle-generated data, which is critical for privacy, safety, innovation, and fair market competition. This legislation represents a significant win for privacy, competition, and consumer choice. We look forward to working with Congress to protect American drivers.\u201d \u2013 Richard Ward, Executive Director, American Vehicle Owners Alliance\n\nThe Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act will protect drivers\u2019 privacy rights by:\n\nRequiring Informed Consent: Mandating that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) establish opt-in features for vehicle data collection.\n\nRestricting Data Sharing: Prohibiting OEMs from sharing, selling, or leasing collected customer data without explicit consent, with narrow exceptions required by law.\n\nProtecting National Security: Barring data sharing with adversarial nations.\n\nEnsuring Transparency: Directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report to Congress on data collection practices.\n\nEmpowering Owners: Allowing vehicle owners access to their vehicle\u2019s data through technology-neutral standards.\n\nEnabling Data Deletion: Giving owners the right to delete their data after connecting to a vehicle.\n\nBalancing Interests: Protecting OEM confidential business information while safeguarding consumer rights.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/12/lee-bill-protects-car-owners-from-data-harvesting"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8612879794090986, "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"}