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S. 2689 116th Congress Senate

No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics in certain federally assisted rental dwelling units, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2020 Introduced by: Cory A. Booker Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Advanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightHousing discriminationHousing for the elderly and disabled
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 23, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019

This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using biometric analytics in connection with 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.  

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4008 No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2689: No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2689/
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