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No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 25, 2019
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No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019

This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using facial recognition, physical biometric recognition, or remote biometric recognition technology in any units, buildings, or grounds of such project.

Within one year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on any known use of such technology in federal assisted rental units in the preceding five years.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 24, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Aug 2, 2019
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 2, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Aug 2, 2019
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Aug 2, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 2, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4008: No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4008/
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"H.R. 4008: No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4008/.
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