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Two Republican lawmakers and a House Democrat said Friday that after years of work, they have drafted a data privacy proposal and are beginning to gain the support of their colleagues.

But the absence of any Senate Democrat writers indicates that the bill will face challenges listing upper house liberals.

Representatives New Jersey Democrat Frank Pallone and Washington Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers met with Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker to develop the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. The trio described the bill as a “landmark agreement” that represents “years of well-intentioned efforts” by Congress and external stakeholders.

“Over the coming weeks, we will work with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to build support and complete this standard to give Americans greater control over their personal data,” the trio said in a statement. “We invite and encourage all our colleagues to join us in this effort to provide meaningful privacy protections for Americans and provide businesses with operational certainty.”

The authors said the bill aims to give consumers the ability to turn off online targeted advertising, minimize the collection of people’s data and, among other things, protect Americans from the discriminatory use of their data.

Noticeably missing from the authors’ presentation is Washington Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell, who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, of which Mr. Mr. Pallone and Ms. Rodgers are the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Ms. Cantwell’s office did not respond to a request for comment on the new data privacy proposal. Earlier this week, he told The Washington Post that he agreed with Hawaii Democratic Senator Brian Schatz, who urged leaders of trade committees not to settle for a framework that doesn’t mean much that results in more policy for people to read. change for consumers.

While the midterm elections could make it difficult to gain bipartisan momentum, three lawmakers insisted it was the right time to take a new step towards a federal data privacy law.

“This bill strikes a meaningful balance on issues critical to moving comprehensive data privacy legislation through Congress, including developing a uniform, national data privacy framework, establishing a robust set of consumer data privacy rights, and appropriate enforcement mechanisms. “Deputies said in a statement. “We strongly believe this standard represents the best opportunity to pass a federal data privacy law in decades, and we look forward to continuing to work together to get this bill finalized and enacted shortly.”