Flock-Off Act

This bill would bar federal agencies and any state, local, or tribal government receiving federal money from using federal funds to buy, run, or pay for camera systems that automatically read license plates or capture biometric data like faces and send it to remote or cloud systems. Within 180 days, federal agencies would have to remove such systems paid for with federal funds, and grant recipients would have to stop operating them and end related contracts to keep receiving federal funds. Recipients that misuse funds would lose further funding under that program until they repay the Treasury. Exceptions are made for systems within 1 mile of the northern or southern border used for border security under U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for certain highway funds used only to collect or enforce tolls.

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Sponsors

• Thomas Massie Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors