As the nation’s first substantive data privacy law is set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, in California, it may take a while for a similar law to be enacted country-wide.

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, and sponsor of the Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act, said it’s unlikely Congress will take action on a federal data privacy law this year, according to MeriTalk.