US SB681 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1404 (Same As) 2023-03-07 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/681/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s681/BILLS-118s681is.pdf |
