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Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2021

Introduced: April 8, 2021 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 8, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Apr 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2021

This bill establishes a federal framework to govern the use of computational forensic software. The term computational forensic software means software that relies on an automated computational process to assess evidence in a criminal investigation (e.g., facial recognition technology).

The framework contains various elements, including the following:

  • requirements for the establishment of testing standards and a testing program for computational forensic software,
  • requirements for the use of computational forensic software by federal law enforcement agencies and related entities (e.g., crime labs),
  • a ban on the use of trade secret evidentiary privilege to prevent federal criminal defendants from accessing evidence collected using computational forensic software or information about the software (e.g., source code), and
  • limits on the admissibility of evidence collected using computational forensic software.
What's happening now October 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1