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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

Introduced: June 18, 2020 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 August 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jun 18, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7235: Stop Biometric Surveillance by Law Enforcement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7235/
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"H.R. 7235: Stop Biometric Surveillance by Law Enforcement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7235/.
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H.R. 7235, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7235/.
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