SR 142 — URGE FEDS - CREDIT CARD DATA

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therefore,and beWHEREAS, itIn RESOLVED,2013, BY1,367 THEcredit SENATEcard OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the federal government of the United States of America to address the issue of data security breaches;breaches were reported;

andtherefore, be it further RESOLVED, ThatBY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the United States government to focus on increased accountability and higher security regarding both credit datacard useddata at retailers and personal information data kept by any organization;