HR 4021
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Government information and archives
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
FACE Protection Act of 2019
Introduced: July 25, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Facial, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation Protection Act of 2019 or the FACE Protection Act of 2019
This bill prohibits a federal agency from applying facial recognition technology to any photo identification issued by a state or the federal government or any other photograph in the possession of a state or the federal government unless the agency has obtained a federal court order determining that there is probable cause for the application of such technology.
Any information obtained using facial recognition technology under a federal court order may not be shared with any other federal agency or entity that has not been granted permission for such use by a federal court order.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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