Reps. Luke Messer, R-Ind., and Jared Polis, D-Colo., are trying to gain more sponsors for their Student Digital Privacy Act, which was introduced in the House in…

The Student Digital Privacy Act was unveiled Wednesday in the House by Reps. Luke Messer, R-Ind., and Jared Polis, D-Colo., after getting privacy and parent advocates on…

The Student Digital Privacy Act, which was expected to be introduced Monday, has been pushed back so Reps. Jared Polis and Luke Messer can tweak the language.

The bill will address concerns around student data privacy, but advocates have said that it does not go far enough in holding companies accountable.

House members held a hearing Thursday to gauge how much personal information is being collected on students, and how to better protect them.

The president has found bipartisan support for his student data privacy proposal that he unveiled last month.