3.0.0 4084 2023-01-11T13:46:08Z 2023-01-11T13:46:08Z Senate S 2020-06-25 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-25T20:22:35Z Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 116 7356 HR 2020-06-25 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-06-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-06-25 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-07-22 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-07-22 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-07-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Computers and information technology Due process and equal protection Evidence and witnesses Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding Photography and imaging Right of privacy State and local government operations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-06-25 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-03T19:22:28Z Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020

This bill imposes limits on the use of biometric surveillance systems, such as facial recognition systems, by federal and state government entities.

A federal agency or official may not in an official capacity acquire, possess, or use in the United States any such system or information obtained by such a system unless Congress passes an act that specifically authorizes such a use. Such an act of Congress must contain certain provisions, such as provisions naming the specific authorized entity and auditing requirements relating to the system.

Information obtained in violation of this bill shall not be admissible by the federal government in any proceeding or investigation, except in a proceeding alleging a violation of this bill.

An individual aggrieved by a violation of these restrictions shall have the right to sue. Any state officer authorized to sue on behalf of the state's residents shall also have the right to sue on behalf of the state's aggrieved residents.

A state or local government unit shall not receive certain federal law enforcement grants unless the government unit complies with a law or policy that is substantially similar to this bill's restrictions on acquiring and using biometric surveillance systems.

]]> Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Display Title Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4084is/xml/BILLS-116s4084is.xml 2020-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.