[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6674 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6674

To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to 
   submit biometric information or geolocation information to access 
                online services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2022

 Mr. Gooden of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to 
   submit biometric information or geolocation information to access 
                online services, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRED USE OR COLLECTION OF BIOMETRICS, 
              GEOLOCATION DATA FOR ACCESS TO ONLINE SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's 
delegate) may not establish or maintain any verification process for 
access to online accounts or services of the Internal Revenue Service 
which uses biometric information or geolocation information from mobile 
network operators.
    (b) Collection Prohibited Without Consent or Warrant.--The 
Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may not 
collect, store, or share biometric information or geolocation 
information from mobile network operators without either express 
consent from the taxpayer to whom such information belongs or a court 
order.
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