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HR 2644 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding Motor vehicles Right of privacy

Reasonable Policies on Automated License Plate Readers Act

Introduced: July 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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Reasonable Policies on Automated License Plate Readers Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program or the Public Safety and Community Policing grant program to a law enforcement agency that uses an automated license plate reader unless the agency has developed written and binding policies for the use of the reader that ensure that data collected by the reader: (1) is not stored for a period exceeding 30 days unless the data is being used in an active law enforcement investigation; (2) is not stored in a statewide database or other database that consolidates data from such readers; and (3) is shared with an entity other than the agency that operates it only if the entity is another law enforcement agency, the data is to be used in an active law enforcement investigation, and the data is provided in response to a specific request for the data.

What's happening now September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2644: Reasonable Policies on Automated License Plate Readers Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2644/
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