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HR 8145 117th Congress House

Professional Images Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for prohibitions on employers relating to the recording and use of employee images, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jun 17, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 17, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Professional Images Protection Act

This bill restricts an employer from recording or using an image of an employee (e.g., photographs or video recordings) without the employee's consent.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 21, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 21, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 21, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8145: Professional Images Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8145/
MLA
"H.R. 8145: Professional Images Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8145/.
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H.R. 8145, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8145/.
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[H.R. 8145: Professional Images Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8145/)
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