Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act

This bill would bar federal agencies from buying, using, accessing, or contracting for automated surveillance systems that identify, track, or record people. Covered systems include automated license plate readers (such as Flock Safety cameras), facial recognition, biometric identification like fingerprints, iris, voice, or gait, and other technology used for persistent or mass surveillance. State, local, and Tribal governments could not use federal funds for these systems. Federal agencies that obtain data in violation of the ban would have to delete it within 30 days, and that data could not be used as evidence in any court or administrative proceeding.

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Sponsors

• Tim Burchett Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors