Two key Senators are taking steps to tackle data security afterthe Target security breach that affected approximately 40 millioncredit and debit accounts.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) onWednesday reintroduced the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act,which would create a national standard that businesses would haveto follow for informing customers about a security breach. Ifpassed and signed into law, it would also require companiescollecting personal information from customers to meet certain dataprotections standards.

“The recent data breach at Target involving the debit and creditcard data of as many as 40 million customers during the Christmasholidays is a reminder that developing a comprehensive nationalstrategy to protect data privacy and cybersecurity remains one ofthe most challenging and important issues facing our Nation,” saidLeahy in a statement.