introducing an amendment to H.R. 8035 to prohibit the federal government from purchasing Americans’ private information and data from third-party brokers
Prohibit the federal government from purchasing Americans' private information and data from third-party brokers.
Occurrences
It also closes the data broker loophole by banning government purchases of Americans' personal data that would otherwise require a warrant.
Closing the data broker loophole: The bill bans the federal government from buying Americans’ data from data brokers without a warrant.
Issues
...by closing the data broker loophole that allows the federal government to spy on citizens by purchasing private data that would otherwise require a warrant or subpoena.
Evidence
Davidson said he introduced an amendment to H.R. 8035 "to prohibit the federal government from purchasing Americans’ private information and data from third-party brokers," and stated that "My amendment closes that loophole."
The Government Surveillance Reform Act "counters these abuses by requiring a warrant to search Americans’ data and by closing the data broker loophole that allows the federal government to spy on citizens by purchasing private data that would otherwise require a warrant or subpoena."
An April 9, 2026 op-ed says the government can purchase and search Americans’ sensitive data through the "data broker loophole" and says the proposal "closes the data broker loophole by banning government purchases of Americans' personal data that would otherwise require a warrant."
The House Congressional Record shows Davidson offered an amendment during consideration of H.R. 8035 concerning the data broker loophole and government purchase of data.
The Rules Committee page for H.R. 8035 shows the bill and amendments process in the House, confirming the vehicle Davidson targeted for his privacy amendment effort.
Assessments
The evidence shows Davidson repeatedly and concretely pursued this policy by introducing legislation and amendments aimed at closing the 'data broker loophole' and banning federal purchases of Americans' private data from brokers. However, the record provided does not show that his amendment or broader reform bill was enacted into law or otherwise produced the promised outcome. Under the rubric, a serious legislative attempt that did not achieve the promised policy counts as 'never' with effort_badge=true rather than delivered or partial.