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H.R. 6161

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6161, the SEC Data Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 19, 2025 by Rep. David Scott (D) with 21 co-sponsors. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Nov 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 6161 has 21 co-sponsors.

hb6161/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6161 IH: SEC Data Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6161  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 19, 2025   Mr. David Scott of Georgia  (for himself,  Mr. Loudermilk ,  Mr. Foster ,  Mrs. Wagner ,  Mr. Sherman ,  Mr. Meuser ,  Mr. Gottheimer ,  Mr. Davidson ,  Mr. Cleaver ,  Mrs. Kim ,  Mr. Himes ,  Mr. Fitzgerald ,  Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas ,  Ms. Salazar ,  Ms. Bynum ,  Ms. De La Cruz , and  Mr. Carson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt data protection policies for information the Commission receives from investment advisers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   SEC Data Protection Act  .
2.
Procedure for data protection
Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–4 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(g)
Data protection policies
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall adopt, after notice and comment, policies and procedures reasonably designed to protect sensitive, nonpublic proprietary information, as determined by the Commission, that the Commission obtains or receives from an investment adviser subject to this section, from unlawful use or disclosure. Such policies and procedures shall—
(1)
address circumstances when the Commission requests such proprietary information;
(2)
safeguard the information, taking into consideration the level of sensitivity of the information;
(3)
limit access to the information to appropriate staff, as determined by the Commission; and
(4)
protect the information from unlawful use or disclosure.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt data protection policies for information the Commission receives from investment advisers, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. David Scott (D) sponsors H.R. 6161, and 21 members have co-sponsored it, 16 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6161 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Nov 19, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6161 has taken 2 actions since Nov 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 19, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 6161 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6161 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • SEC Data Protection Act — Display Title
  • SEC Data Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt data protection policies for information the Commission receives from investment advisers, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6161 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—
MINNESOTA SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSPhysician Advocacy OrganizationWisconsin12$20K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION13—
PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP12$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GEORGETTE SIERRA113
JENNIFER GLAVIN113
JILLIEN FLORES113
JOHN VAN ETTEN113
EMILY TRANTER112
ERIK JOHNSON112
JOSEPH SCHWARTZ112
RYAN KELLY112
ELISE BUSSE111
GREG RUBIO111
JOHN GREENE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATIONMANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$1.6M1st Quarter - Report
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATIONMANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.3M4th Quarter - Report
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATIONMANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
MINNESOTA SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
MINNESOTA SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6161 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6161’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hr6161/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com