U.S. businesses, concerned by a new European law and a California ballot initiative addressing data privacy, are pushing the government to develop a federal regulatory framework rather than risk a patchwork of state-level rules.

Trump administration officials, who have held early discussions with industry groups like the Business Roundtable and the Information Technology Industry Council, say they’re in the nascent stages of an initiative that has no predetermined outcome. The White House is considering several possible actions, including an executive order directing various government agencies to develop a structure.