HR 4008
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Housing discrimination
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Photography and imaging
Public housing
Right of privacy
Technology assessment
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019
Introduced: July 25, 2019
Introduced by:
Clarke, Yvette D.
Democratic
· New York
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Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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