On February 12, the House Education and Workforce Committee conducted a hearing on improvement of existing federal student privacy law. The committee heard testimony from industry, academics, advocacy, and school practitioners on how Congress should update the 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA"). On April 6, the Education and Workforce Committee issued a discussion draft of the proposed amendments to FERPA, which included revisions to the definition of a student's "educational record" and a ban on using such information for marketing or advertising.
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