HR 7235
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Computers and information technology
Law enforcement administration and funding
Photography and imaging
State and local government operations
Stop Biometric Surveillance by Law Enforcement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Jun 18, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Biometric Surveillance by Law Enforcement Act
This bill prohibits federal law enforcement agencies, states and local governments, and high-risk urban areas from using facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance systems on any image that is acquired by body-worn cameras used by law enforcement officers. The bill also includes enforcement provisions that require certain federal grants to be reduced for states, local governments, and high-risk urban areas that violate this restriction.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Committees of jurisdiction
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